"There's no use hurting yourself, that's what I'm here for, my dear. Why are you doing my job?" Saying this, Ayansh Mehra pushed the bride into the car in the same instant, causing her to fall back and scream. She started sobbing in pain, but even se... "There's no use hurting yourself, that's what I'm here for, my dear. Why are you doing my job?" Saying this, Ayansh Mehra pushed the bride into the car in the same instant, causing her to fall back and scream. She started sobbing in pain, but even seeing this, the stern and angry expression on Ayansh's face did not waver in the slightest. Who exactly is this Ayansh Mehra, and who is this bride? Why is Ayansh being so harsh with her? To find out, read the full story - "My Devil Husband!"<br />
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As Ayansh said, "I am your devil husband," Aarvi said,
"You are nothing to me! You can scare everyone with your status and anger, but not Aarvi Chaturvedi, Ayansh Mehra!" (Looking him in the eye)
It was then that Ayansh grabbed her firmly by the shoulders.
"Whether you want it or not, nothing will change! What Ayansh Mehra wants, will happen! Or... you are not my favorite thing, you are disliked, and you know this very well. I hate you. And as for the deal, I never make such a bad deal in business. Anyway, listen to me, Aarvi Chaturvedi. Look around, this is Ayansh Mehra's boundary, which is no less than a Lakshman Rekha for you... No, no, an Ayansh line, if you even think of crossing it, the pain you receive will not decrease, but will double, which perhaps you won't be able to bear! You can go from here, escape from me, forget about asking for it, because it won't happen even in your dreams, let alone reality... So, quietly come inside. I don't want any unnecessary drama."
Ayansh untied the rope from Aarvi's hand and threw it aside.
Aarvi jerked her hands with a "Hisshshsh" as Ayansh untied the rope from her hands so forcefully that it hurt Aarvi a lot. So much so that she squeezed her eyes shut and bit her lips. It was then that Ayansh looked at Aarvi's hands, which were badly injured.
"Amazing, Aarvi Chaturvedi! Is the pain I am giving not enough, that you are compensating by hurting yourself!"
Aarvi opened her eyes and looked into Ayansh's eyes and said,
"Who is talking about pain, you heartless person! Who only knows how to give pain to others, who doesn't know anything about balm, rather knows how to rub salt on wounds!"
Hearing this, Ayansh turned red with anger and grabbing Aarvi's face, said,
"Get used to the heartless person, from whom you will get nothing but pain from now on in your life. There will be only pain, even if you get hurt, you will get pain, even the balm will give you pain!" (Releasing Aarvi's face)
Aarvi said,
"If I stay here then... I am not a bird that you will cage! Your will won't work, Ayansh Mehra!!"
It was then that Ayansh grabbed Aarvi's face tightly in his hands. Aarvi tried to free herself, but couldn't.
"Just keep struggling like this. You can't even free yourself from my slight grip. And what do you think, you will get away from here? No! You have to stay here now. Consider it home or a cage, you are imprisoned here for life. Consider this land you walk on as the earth, consider this sky as the sky to fly in... otherwise, you won't even know when your wings will be clipped. Your life and death are in my hands. So, quietly come inside?" (Releasing Aarvi)
Aarvi shook her head in negation and said,
"No, Ayansh Mehra, no! I will not come with you!"
Ayansh smiled and said,
"Aren't you already here?"
Aarvi said,
"Don't be so happy by force! You haven't done anything great. I dislike you, you even hate me, then why did you do all this with me? Why did you snatch my life away from me? And why did you betray Saksham? I wasn't anything to you, but Saksham, wasn't he yours? Then even with him... you betrayed him too. You did bad even with him. Didn't you think about Saksham even once? What would he be going through seeing this side of you? The one whom he considered more than himself, would do this to him? Saksham wouldn't have even imagined in his dreams, you snatched everything from him in a moment and gave him such pain that he won't be able to recover from it for his entire life. Today, Saksham must also be disgusted with you, thinking, spitting on Ayansh Mehra, on whom he had more trust than himself, on whom he was proud, that same person broke my trust!... I realized today that this heartless person who considers himself a god is such a big devil! I never thought you would stoop so low, Ayansh Mehra!"
Hearing Aarvi's words, Ayansh's anger reached the seventh heaven. He grabbed Aarvi's hands again, pulled her closer, and whispered in a low voice,
"Say what you want to say. Think what you want to think. But the truth is, I am married to you. I am your husband, you are my wife... Yes, I am not God, I am a devil, especially for you, my wife... You are welcome to this hell, where whatever I say, will happen. It will be better if you stay as I say, you might be able to breathe a little. If you listen to me, only then, but even if you have a little breath left, it will be difficult for you to breathe... less joy, more sorrow, less happiness, more pain!" (With a devilish smile)
Aarvi looked at Ayansh and said,
"I am ready to die, but living with you, under the same roof in your house... never... never, Ayansh Mehra! And you don't need to tell me what will happen to me by staying with you... let alone expecting good from you, you trouble even those who stay away from you. What must be the condition of those who stay close! I know, nothing but pain is obtained from a heartless person. So I can't even think of getting even two moments of breath with you. And you have already made my life difficult. Rather than dying bit by bit with you, let death come to me, let it come this very moment... I will be happy in that, but I won't stay with the wrong person... Did you hear? I won't stay!" (Shouting)
It was then that Ayansh pressed Aarvi's hands in his, and with a "Hisshsh" she closed her eyes, as it hurt her a lot.
"Leave me!" Aarvi said, biting her lips and opening her eyes.
Ayansh pushes her towards the car again, causing her to fall onto the car.
"Ah... why are you doing this?" (Looking at Ayansh again)
Ayansh said,
"Didn't I just tell you, your life and death are in my hands. Consider your ongoing breaths as being because of me. What you do, until I want it, not death, no one can touch you. So don't even talk about dying. And I don't think it's necessary to answer any of your questions! So stop shouting, or I will put a leash on your mouth too, just like I have on your life. Everything is in my hands, you know. And I won't listen to your nonsense all night... Nor am I asking you if you will come or not... I am telling you, understood... You have no other option but to listen to me, Aarvi Chaturvedi. Those doors will never open (pointing to the main gate), but these are open (pointing to the house door). If you want to come, come in, otherwise die here, this is your world now."
Ayansh called the guard.
"Hey... come here!"
Who was still standing there near the gate! The guard, scared and flustered, ran and stood in front of Ayansh with his gaze lowered.
Ayansh said in a loud voice,
"Well, last chance! If you value your job and your life, keep an eye on this girl, otherwise... I think I don't need to say it!"
The guard nodded in affirmation without lifting his gaze.
"No more mistakes now... Go, do your duty properly!" Ayansh told the guard.
Hearing this, the guard quickly headed towards the main gate, saying "Yes, sir," and thought to himself as he left,
"Now I won't make any mistake. Let's go, the job is saved... but I'm afraid for my life, I'll have to do what sir said... Who is this girl... What do I care... I have to do my duty, otherwise Ayansh Mehra won't spare me... Sir's anger is very dangerous!" (He went and stood near the gate)
Ayansh, looking angrily at Aarvi, started to leave, but Aarvi came in front of him, stopped him, and said with folded hands,
"Let me go from here, please!"
Ayansh placed his hand on Aarvi's cheek.
"Forget it!"
Aarvi moved Ayansh's hand away from her cheek and stepped back, saying,
"Why aren't you understanding? Don't be a stone, Ayansh Mehra... It's not my time to forget, it's yours that what you are thinking won't happen. I won't stay, your whims won't work... My name is Aarvi Chaturvedi... You might keep the world at your feet, but your ways won't work on me, did you hear!"
Ayansh said,
"Not Aarvi Chaturvedi... Aarvi Ayansh Mehra!"
Aarvi said,
"Never!"
Ayansh said,
"Try if you can. Instead of trying, it would be better if you get used to it. And today, from now, from this very moment, you are not Aarvi Chaturvedi, you are Aarvi Ayansh Mehra... Aarvi Mehra, understand!"
(To be continued)
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Arvi was running towards the main gate, adjusting her lehenga, but then she got stuck in it and fell heavily. "Mom!" (she screamed)
The guard looked at Arvi, but didn't move from his spot. He was very afraid of Ayansh Mehra, and doing anything (like helping Arvi) could put him in danger. So he stood his ground. He had only been told to keep an eye on Arvi, and he didn't want to give Ayansh any reason to complain, which could endanger his life!
Arvi struggled to free herself from her stuck lehenga and stood up. Holding her lehenga slightly up with her hands on both sides, she walked towards the main gate. Reaching the main gate, Arvi said to the guard, "Brother, please let me go from here!"
Hearing this, the guard looked at Arvi and said, "Madam, you go inside!"
Arvi joined her hands in front of him and said, "Open the gate... I don't want to stay here, I want to go from here. Please help me, let me go from here. You would be doing me a great favor!"
The guard gestured inwards and said, "You go inside, Madam. I can't do anything like that. Ayansh sir himself told me to keep an eye on you, and I cannot defy his orders. And you are asking me to let you go from here!"
Hearing this, Arvi yelled at the guard, "I am asking for your help here. Instead of showing humanity, you are obeying that man's orders. You also know what he is like, yet you are refusing to help me, right in front of you... you saw how he behaved with me... Come on, do a small favor, please brother!" (with teary eyes)
The guard looked away from Arvi and said, looking elsewhere, "I can't do anything, and I neither saw nor heard anything, Madam. Please go inside!"
"Let me go from here, please! I am begging you with folded hands. He married me by force, and I don't want to live with such a worthless person. It's a matter of my life, brother, please!" Arvi pleaded with him.
But Arvi's desperate plea for help had no effect on the guard. He neither spoke nor moved from the gate. Seeing that he wouldn't help, Arvi pushed him back with her hand and said, "I will leave from here... I don't need your help!" Saying this, Arvi started to open the gate herself, when the guard caught her by the arms and pulled her back, saying, "Madam, why aren't you understanding? Ayansh sir has given you permission to enter the house, not to leave it... Go inside, otherwise I will have to call Ayansh sir!"
Hearing this, Arvi shouted at him, "Have you also become cruel by working with a cruel person? Doesn't your conscience condemn you? Someone is begging you for help, and you are just repeating what Ayansh Mehra says... I don't need his permission... I want to go from here, do you understand? Open the gate now!"
The guard said, "Why are you being so stubborn, Madam? We may not be cruel, but we have to work here, so we might be helpless... Go inside, why do you want to create problems for me along with yourself? Ayansh sir has clearly stated that if I do anything against him, he will not spare me!"
As the guard was speaking, Arvi fell to her knees crying and said with folded hands, "Please brother, please... Please understand!"
Seeing Arvi crying, pleading, and her condition, the guard felt pity for her, but he was helpless and couldn't do anything. So, joining his hands in front of Arvi, he said, "I'm sorry, Madam, there's nothing in my hands... If you and I go against him, both our lives will be in danger, and if I let you go, he will not forgive me, he will simply get me eliminated... Ayansh Mehra cannot tolerate those who defy his orders. I also have a family, Madam, I work here to support them... My job was saved with great difficulty, and if I do what you are asking, the consequences will be very bad for both of us. I cannot risk my life, it will take him no time to take my life, then what will happen to my family? Please let me do my duty!" Saying this, the guard turned his face and stood there.
Hearing this, Arvi looked up at him, wiped her eyes, and stood there with a slight bow, thinking to herself, "He is speaking the truth, Arvi. You cannot risk his life to save yours... He is also helpless, he is also afraid of them, how can he help you? Even if he wants to, he can't! Who will show humanity in front of Ayansh Mehra's barbarity?" Saying this, Arvi glanced at the gate and then turned away from there and walked back towards the lawn.
The guard turned and looked at Arvi, and thought to himself, "Oh God! I can't do anything, but please You do something to help her, because here, apart from Ayansh Mehra, no one has any say. If I help her even a little, it could create a lot of trouble for me!" (watching her go with pity in his eyes)
Arvi slowly walked to a tree in the lawn and sat down on the ground, leaning against it. "How can someone be so cruel? They oppress everyone, and no one can even say 'uff' in front of them. But I will not bow down to your stubbornness, Ayansh Mehra, I will not give up, I will not tolerate your oppression, because the one who endures oppression is more guilty than the one who commits it. Whether anyone understands or not, I understand, and I will not let you make me suffer any more, no matter what happens!" (looking at Ayansh's house with teary eyes)
Then Arvi rested her head on her knees and sat down, closed her eyes, and started thinking about how to escape from Ayansh. As she was thinking, after a while, she fell asleep and remained asleep there, leaning against the tree.
Two hours later, morning arrived. The darkness of the night had dissipated, and the blush of dawn spread everywhere. A gentle breeze was blowing. It was the month of March, and the weather was a bit cold in the early morning. It was around five in the morning. The guard was standing at the gate, on duty. Then Ayansh, wearing his white track suit, sports shoes, black sunglasses, and with Bluetooth in his ears, came out running. This was Ayansh's usual time for his walk and gym, which was part of his daily routine. As soon as he came out, his gaze fell on Arvi, who was sleeping curled up on the ground near the tree. Arvi, sleeping in the morning chill and on the cold grass, was shivering slightly in her sleep. Ayansh's face showed no trace of pity. Seeing Arvi in that state, he stood at a short distance with a casual reaction. Then Ayansh removed his sunglasses with his left hand and looked at Arvi angrily, saying, "You don't deserve a soft bed, do you, my wife? This is your place!" (pointing to the ground with the hand holding his sunglasses) and then put his sunglasses back on and headed outside. Seeing him approaching, the guard immediately opened the gate.
Ayansh stopped near him and said, "Keep an eye out, I'm going for my walk!"
"Yes, sir!" the guard replied, lowering his gaze, and Ayansh left.
The guard then quickly closed the gate.
Ayansh returned home after an hour. He saw that Arvi was still sleeping there. Seeing this, Ayansh smiled to himself and said, "How can someone sleep so comfortably, and still be sleeping? Not possible when I'm around!" Then Ayansh's gaze fell on his driver, who was washing his car. Ayansh walked towards him, removed his sunglasses, and took the pipe from him, handing him his sunglasses.
The driver asked Ayansh, "Sir?"
Ayansh gave him a stern look, and he lowered his gaze and walked towards Arvi with the pipe in his hand. Reaching Arvi, he pointed the pipe towards her and said to himself, "Good morning with bed tea, my wife!" and turned the pipe on her.
As the water fell on Arvi, she jolted awake, startled by Ayansh's action. Suddenly drenched in water, and cold water at that, Arvi started sobbing. Ayansh continued to pour water on her, and she, sobbing, started extending her hands to protect herself from the cold water, but couldn't. Then, through her hands, she blinked her eyes repeatedly and looked ahead. Ayansh was pouring water on her with a devilish smile spread across his lips. It was clear he was enjoying himself. "Wh-what are you doing?" (in a hushed voice with trembling lips)
But Ayansh said nothing; he continued pouring water on Arvi. She then looked at the guard and the driver, who were watching Ayansh in surprise, but when Ayansh looked at them angrily with raised eyebrows, the driver started wiping the car, and the guard turned towards the gate to do his duty.
Then Arvi, shivering from the cold water, got up and stepped back, yelling at Ayansh, "You've lost your mind!"
Ayansh walked towards Arvi and said, "I don't know about me, but everything about you is ruined! Your dreams, your life..." And then, laughing at Arvi, he started pouring water on her again.
Arvi, trying to protect herself from the cold water, said, "Stop it, Ayansh Mehra!"
Ayansh said, "This is just the beginning, Mrs. Mehra... Wait and see how I will ruin your happiness, your desires, your dreams. Your devil husband, like you! Just as you are drenched in water now, everything else will also be washed away!" (laughing)
Then Arvi looked at herself. She was completely drenched. Water was dripping from her hair, her clothes were soaked, and Ayansh was still pouring water on her. Arvi then moved behind the tree and said angrily, "Why are you doing all this?"
Then Ayansh threw the pipe he was holding onto the ground and looked at Arvi, saying, "Someone was sleeping very comfortably, and I didn't like it at all. How can someone whose comfort, peace, and sleep I wish to snatch away, sleep so comfortably? It shouldn't happen like this, right? I am awake, and my wife is sleeping, that's wrong, isn't it? And Ayansh Mehra never tolerates mistakes, understand!" (raising his eyebrows)
(To be continued)
Ayansh spoke up again, "How can I get up and my wife sleep? And Ayansh Mehra doesn't let anyone make a mistake, got it!" (He raised an eyebrow)
Arvi was standing behind a tree then. But on hearing Ayansh's words and seeing that he wasn't holding a water pipe, she rubbed her arms and came in front of Ayansh. She was shivering with cold, and her lips were trembling. On seeing Arvi's condition, Ayansh laughed and said softly, "Chak chak chak!" (expressing regret)
Arvi looked at Ayansh and said, "You enjoy doing all this, don't you? You don't let anyone make a mistake, right? You made the biggest mistake yesterday and then kept making one after another. But you think everything you do is right. Who admits their mistakes, Mr. Mehra? And you don't even have the courage to accept your mistakes because you have to admit you're wrong, you have to bow down, and Ayansh Mehra can't do that. Don't get me wrong, your objections won't scare Arvi Chaturvedi, won't make her bow down in front of you, and she won't melt in front of your bad ego. And what did you just say? You'll never be my husband, Ayansh Mehra. Look! There's no mangalsutra around my neck, and there's no kumkum on my forehead." (She gestured to her forehead) "See!" (Laughing) "My hands have mehndi, the name of my lover."
On hearing this, Ayansh looked at Arvi's neck where there was no mangalsutra and then at her forehead where there was no kumkum. The previous night, Arvi had wiped off some kumkum, and the rest was washed off when Ayansh threw water.
Ayansh saw Arvi looking at him and said again, her hands in his, "What do you think? You think you can say all this and show me that you don't care about what I do? Arvi, you're not as strong as you're trying to be. All your efforts will be in vain in front of me, and I don't care that there's no mangalsutra around your neck or no kumkum on your forehead because it's all nonsense to me. But none of this can change the fact that I married you, and I'm your husband. Honestly, I hate this love, marriage, and all these rituals. I married you only to keep you bound. The world saw our marriage, so you can't deny it, even if you want to. You can't refuse our relationship, no matter what it is."
Arvi said, "Then why did you do it? Why did you marry me? Why did you force me? Why did you bring me here by force? Was marriage a game? Then how did you become my husband? I your wife? The game is over; let me go from here. And there's no one here, no world; then who are you showing that you married me? Whose sake are you showing? Why should I stay here?"
Ayansh brought Arvi closer and said, "I'm only telling you that I did you a favor by marrying you and giving you my surname. I'll keep you trapped here forever, and you have to stay within these four walls, no matter what. I don't feel like answering any of your questions. I did it as I pleased, and I will continue to do so. I don't have to justify it to you. Even if I hadn't married you, you'd still be here, my wife. Consider this game of marriage real now. I'll play this game with you for a lifetime, you know? It's very interesting!"
Arvi asked, "What punishment are you giving me? For the world's sake, for your prestige, you did that show, but why? Tell me the reason for what happened. Tell me!"
Ayansh said, "You'll keep agonizing for the answer to this question; you'll never get it. And yes, you said your heart has the color of your lover... so listen, my color will spread across your body. My name may not be on your mehndi now, but my color won't be as raw as that. It won't wash off like your mehndi color, Arvi. So, my wife, be ready to get colored with my color. Your every vein will have one name - Ayansh Mehra. Your every nerve will have one intoxication - that of Ayansh Mehra. Understand? The sooner you understand, the better it will be for you. And yes, I'm everything to you now, and you're only mine. Don't even think about anyone else."
Arvi shouted, and then Ayansh pushed her strongly against the tree. Arvi's head hit the tree so hard that she screamed in pain. Her hands were also scratched on the tree, injuring her.
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Seeing Aarvi's tears and her growing suffocation, Ayansh slightly loosened his grip and leaned towards Aarvi, whispering, "Imprint this in your head: Ayansh Mehra can do anything. Not just you, even God cannot stop me. See, I will kill all your desires, all your dreams that you've had until today... everything. What is mine, I will not let it be anyone else's. It will remain mine under any circumstances, and for that, I can go to any extent, understood? While my name tag might not be on this mehndi, my tag is on you, applied by my own hands. And it's not for a few days... but for a lifetime, I will not remove it!"
Aarvi kept her eyes closed because Ayansh was too close. She couldn't escape his grip, nor could she bear his proximity. Just then, Ayansh took both her hands in his and said, "Look, my wife! Look at these hands of ours. Just a few more days, and I will myself apply mehndi of my name on these very hands. Your hands will have a color darker than red, a color... no one has ever had such mehndi, only you will. You are very lucky! Now that Ayansh Mehra has entered your life, all this is possible. Then tell everyone, 'Ayansh ji, look at my mehndi!' Show it to everyone and say, 'This is the mehndi of my devil husband.' Perhaps love itself doesn't have such a deep color as the color of my hatred, Mrs. Mehra, on your hands... Wow! Congratulations Aarvi! This is the most unique 'Congratulations on your wedding!' and the first gift from me is these tears you are receiving. Every husband in the world gives happiness to his wife, expensive things, I will give you sorrow, which will make you realize that you are mine and you cannot go against me!" (Pushing Aarvi away from himself)
Aarvi was already deeply hurt, and Ayansh's words and actions added insult to injury. At that moment, pain reigned over Aarvi's body and mind. Her condition had worsened, as if she were breaking from within. She was gulping down the pain, which increased her suffering. Her voice was suppressed; only her choked gasps and breaths were audible. Her eyes were still closed, tears still flowing. Then Ayansh embraced her again and said, "I'm telling you to open your eyes, right now!"
But how could she open them? With closed eyes, she endured and tolerated it all. She didn't even want to see Ayansh, but why would Ayansh feel pity? It made no difference to him, neither Aarvi's tears nor her pain. Ayansh's face only showed anger. He shouted at her again, "Open your eyes!"
Then Aarvi opened her eyes, looking towards Ayansh, and bit her lips. Ayansh looked into Aarvi's eyes, which had turned red. Seeing this, he wiped Aarvi's tears with his hands and said, "Are these eyes red with anger or with crying, Mrs. Mehra?" (Pulling Aarvi closer)
Then Aarvi turned her face away and sobbed, "A... Ayansh Mehra! One should learn from you how to pretend to be ignorant knowingly. The one who inflicts the wound is asking me the reason for it. Have some shame! You are not even aware of your actions. You are made of stone! Even the worst animals show mercy while killing, but you are worse than animals! You are so vile that you only know how to trouble others... only Ayansh Mehra can do such things, and there's nothing to be proud of. Even if everyone is silent out of fear of you, they are internally cursing you for your shameful actions!!"
Seeing Aarvi speak like this even after all this – still talking back to him, still having so much courage to look him in the eye and respond despite so much pain – where her voice shouldn't have come out, Aarvi was speaking ill of him. Ayansh could clearly see the pain he had inflicted on Aarvi's face, but Aarvi's fear was still not evident in her eyes. Ayansh thought all this, looking at Aarvi angrily.
Aarvi - "What are you thinking? That why I'm not afraid... I am not afraid of you. You can hurt me, but not instill fear, Ayansh Mehra. I will endure the pain you give, but you couldn't instill fear even after all this, Ayansh Mehra won't tolerate that! Right!" (Wiping her tears, she smiled faintly)
At that moment, Ayansh grabbed Aarvi's face - "Your tongue is moving too much, isn't it? Just shut up! The rope is burnt but the twist is still there... it won't take a moment to cut off that tongue of yours and throw it away!"
Hearing this, Aarvi's eyes widened. She started looking at Ayansh with wide, surprised eyes, then Ayansh said again - "Why the surprise, wife? Start understanding me now... you can neither defeat me nor win from me. So, it would be better if you don't do all this, because there is nothing beyond me. You can't spoil anything of mine, but yes, I can do anything with you. So, shut your tongue and lower your eyes. So, whatever you want to do, say, think and speak with understanding, otherwise the consequences can be very bad, which only you will suffer. This was just the trailer, Mrs. Mehra, the full film is yet to come. Everything has a climax, but the pain you get from Ayansh Mehra will sometimes have no end! Don't forget this, and even if you forget it, just take a look at your condition. This gift from me (pointing to the injury) will not let you forget that you are Ayansh's now. Understand? I think you better understand! And if you still don't understand, I still have ways." Saying this, Ayansh released Aarvi's face and pushed her, causing her to fall to the ground - "Ah!"
Ayansh left the place at that very moment. Watching Ayansh leave, Aarvi got up from the ground and looked at the injuries on her arms. Tears from her eyes fell onto her hands.
As Ayansh was going inside, his gaze fell on an elderly person standing in front. He went near them, calling them 'Dadu', and said with a smile - "Good morning, Dadu!" (Standing a little distance away from them)
(These are Ayansh's grandfather, Dinkar Mehra! In Mehra Mansion, Ayansh and only his grandfather live, along with three to four servants, and they are all male, whom Ayansh has hired for his grandfather's care and the house's maintenance. Ayansh only meets them in the morning, before going to the office. He might have breakfast with them or talk for a while, but that's the extent of their meeting, even while living in the same house, this grandson-grandfather bond is like this because he gets busy in his office all day, twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week, returning home late at night, which sometimes allows him to meet his grandfather, or sometimes Dinkar Ji goes to sleep before he arrives. Both love each other dearly. Dinkar Ji calls Ayansh 'Anshu', and Ayansh lovingly calls him 'Dadu'! In the entire world, only Dinkar Ji is the one with whom Ayansh is not too strict, because for Ayansh, his Dadu is everything, and Dinkar Ji also dotes on Ayansh, but due to Ayansh's behavior, they cannot fully express their love for Ayansh, and Ayansh also cannot speak openly with them. Therefore, normal conversations always happen between them... they can't ask anything, nor does Ayansh tell them anything, but both are very important to each other!)
As soon as Ayansh said Good morning, Dinkar Ji looked at him and said, "Whose good morning is it today, Anshu? Yours or everyone's?"
Ayansh understood what Dinkar Ji was referring to, so he said, "Come on, Dadu, it's time for breakfast, and I have to go to the office too!"
Dinkar Ji - "Am I permitted to ask you something about what happened last night and what just happened, Anshu?"
Ayansh didn't say anything and was about to leave, when Dinkar Ji said, "I knew you wouldn't tell, because Ayansh Mehra doesn't consider it necessary to answer anyone!"
Hearing this, Ayansh came in front of them and, placing his hand on Dinkar Ji's shoulder, said with a smile, "How many times have I told you not to compare my world with the whole world, because that is just a crowd, and you are my life... Ayansh Mehra is for everyone, but for you, he is just your Anshu. And Dadu, please don't give these dialogues, I won't be swayed, even if you speak to me in the tone of strangers, because if I want to tell you something, I will tell you myself, and your grandson doesn't have answers for what is happening. I hope you won't ask repeatedly... Anyway, I'll go get ready, you come inside too." Saying this, Ayansh went inside.
(To be continued)
Dinkar Ji turned and looked inside, then looked at Aarvi standing in the lawn, who was still crying. Dinkar Ji muttered to himself, "Anshu, I don't understand why you've become like this. You can't speak, can't ask, you won't say anything unless you want to. You do whatever you want, and you are my only one, and I don't think you should stay away from me. No matter how much I try to stop you, you don't listen, I'm tired of explaining. Now even I have lost. You don't even let me know what's happening to you. Whenever I want to know something, you run away, punishing yourself and everyone else. I agree, you don't care about anyone, have nothing to do with anyone, but such carelessness is not good either. And this time you've crossed the limit. What have you done with this girl? Who is she?"
Just then, Dinkar Ji called out, "Radhe! Oh Radhe!" At that moment, a man came running from inside.
He was the house servant, whose name was Radhe, who was always with Dinkar Ji and had been working in this house for many years. He came near Dinkar Ji and said, "Yes sir?"
Dinkar Ji: "Go quickly and bring water and the first aid box."
Radhe (surprised): "The first aid box... Master?"
Dinkar Ji (looking at him): "What are you looking at? Yes, the first aid box!"
Radhe: "But Master?"
Dinkar Ji (glaring at him): "Are you really blind or pretending to be blind? Haven't you seen the drama going on outside from the kitchen? And still, you want to ask why? Do as you've been told, go!" (shouting)
Hearing this, Radhe lowered his head and stood there. Seeing him not leaving, Dinkar Ji struck his stick on the ground. Hearing the sound of the stick, Radhe (joining his hands): "Master, I'm not saying no, but Ayansh Baba!" (fearfully)
Dinkar Ji: "In front of him, you all become blind, turn a blind eye, so should I become deaf in front of you? And yes, you all are afraid of him, I am not afraid. And do as I told you right now, or my stick and your head?"
Hearing this, Radhe swallowed and said in a faltering voice, "Now... I'll bring it now!"
"Quickly!" Dinkar Ji said again, striking the stick hard on the ground. Radhe replied, "Yes," and ran inside.
Dinkar Ji shook his head left and right and said, "No one understands the language of love. Staying with Ayansh Mehra, everyone has become like him, and now they only understand his language!"
"These grandfather and grandson are strange. The whole world can run on their whim, but not on each other. The elders are stubborn... everyone is afraid of Ayansh Baba, except the Master. And Ayansh Baba can control everyone. Not even a leaf moves here without his will. The Master cannot say anything to him... and the Master can do anything. It's beyond my understanding!" Radhe scratched his head and muttered to himself as he walked towards the kitchen, only to bump into Ayansh.
Ayansh was holding a coffee mug, from which coffee spilled onto the floor. "Are you blind?" (throwing the coffee mug angrily, shouting at Radhe)
Radhe (joining his hands): "Forgive... forgive me Ayansh Baba... that!"
Ayansh: "What? Can't you walk and see? You just bump into me, idiot!"
Radhe (lowering his head quickly): "My mistake, I was in a hurry!"
Ayansh (angrily): "Which train of yours was leaving that you didn't even see me!"
Radhe: "That... that Master?" (pointing towards the outside)
Ayansh: "What?"
Radhe (fearfully): "That...?"
Ayansh (shouting loudly): "Speak?"
"That... that the Master has asked for the first aid box. He needs to tend to the girl outside." Radhe said in one breath, his head bowed. Ayansh took a step towards him, "Nonsense!... There's no need to show mercy to that girl, understand!"
Just then, Radhe stepped back in fear and, swallowing, looked at Ayansh and said, "Ayansh Baba, that Master?"
Ayansh: "Didn't I say... no! And you go make me coffee, the one you spilled. Go!"
Just then, Dinkar Ji came inside and, striking his stick on the ground, said, "Whatever work was assigned to Radhe first, he will do that!"
Radhe quickly looked at the door. Ayansh also looked at Dada and said, "Radhe, my coffee!"
Radhe looked at Dada, then at Ayansh. Then Dinkar Ji said, "Coffee can be served later. Just because Ayansh Mehra doesn't have mercy doesn't mean everyone here is heartless!"
Hearing this, Ayansh shouted at Radhe, "Are you just standing there? I said, give me my coffee right now!"
Dinkar Ji also shouted, "Can't you hear? Radhe, do the work I told you to do now. He cannot throw you out of this house, even if he wants to, but if you don't listen to me, I will push you out of this house right now!"
Hearing this, Radhe said, "I'll bring it now, Master," and ran towards the kitchen after glancing at Ayansh. Seeing Radhe leave, Ayansh looked at Dinkar Ji and said, "You are not doing this right, Dada!"
Dinkar Ji: "You cannot say that what I am doing is wrong, Anshu, nor can you stop me!"
Hearing this, Ayansh, seething with anger, left for his room upstairs, and Dinkar Ji went back outside.
(Radhe had stayed here for many years because Ayansh would always throw him out of the house even for a small mistake, but Dinkar Ji wouldn't let him. He had been with them for many years, loyal, so Dinkar Ji had started to feel like Radhe was a family member. Therefore, Radhe would sometimes ignore Ayansh's words and listen to Dinkar Ji, because Ayansh could do nothing against them. And Radhe also cherished his job, so he would side with Dinkar Ji, and Ayansh would get angry and then calm down!)
Dinkar Ji came outside and reached Aarvi. Aarvi wiped the corners of her eyes and looked at them. Dinkar Ji glanced at Aarvi and said, "Who are you?"
Aarvi did not reveal anything about herself, she just asked them, "Can you let me go from here?"
Hearing this, Dinkar Ji remained silent. Aarvi smiled slightly and said, "No, right... then what will you do knowing about us? Because the one who brought us here is trying to erase our very existence!" (with teary eyes)
Just then, before Dinkar Ji could say anything, Radhe came there with the first aid box on a tray and a glass of water and said as he approached, "Master!"
Dinkar Ji (pointing at Aarvi): "Give her water and apply medicine to the wounds!"
As Radhe started to go towards Aarvi, Aarvi held out her hand and stopped Radhe, "I don't want any of your pity!"
Dinkar Ji (looking at the wounds on Aarvi's hands): "Apply medicine and bandage them, otherwise these wounds will give you more trouble!"
Aarvi came towards them and said, "Which wounds will give more trouble? The ones on the mind or the ones on the body? The external wounds, it is believed, can be healed with medicine, but what about the internal ones? What is the use of your help, this medicine? Because this is just the beginning. The one who has inflicted so much pain, wounds, will do so again. These wounds will not heal before he tears them apart again. Before the old wound heals, will I get a new gash? Your medicine will be ineffective. If you want to help, if you feel sorry for our suffering, then give us complete freedom from this pain and suffering, let us go from here, take us out of here. Then your help will be truly meaningful, and you will have our great gratitude!" (joining her hands in front of Dinkar Ji with teary eyes)
Hearing this, Dinkar Ji's eyes welled up!
Aarvi spoke again, "You can do this, you can give us complete freedom from this pain and suffering!" (looking at Dinkar Ji with hope)
(To be continued)
As Aarvi asked Dinkarji, "Can you completely get me out of this?", Dinkarji lowered his gaze without saying anything. Then Aarvi smiled slightly and said—
"Your silence has answered. You may go. We do not want any kind of help. Take this too!"
(Pointing to the tray in Radhe's hand)
At that moment, Radhe said to Aarvi—
"Don't talk like that. Ayansh's grandfather, that is, the owner, has ordered all this for you against Ayansh Baba's wishes. Apply the medicine. Ayansh Baba won't say anything. Your wounds will heal, and the pain will also reduce!"
Aarvi looked at Dinkarji with wet eyes and said—
"It won't end, will it!"
Radhe—
"But..."
At that moment, Dinkarji extended his hand, signaling Radhe to be quiet, and said to Aarvi—
"Let me help what I can. He is stubborn. You are also troubling yourself with your stubbornness. He doesn't understand right from wrong, but child, you at least understand?"
Aarvi—
"Thank you very much. You are explaining to me, talking to me, telling me right from wrong. So, you are his grandfather, aren't you? You are the elder. So why don't you say anything to him? He can do whatever he pleases, but why can't you say anything to him? Forgive me, but if you had raised him properly and instilled good values, today he wouldn't be committing these atrocities, and you wouldn't have to go against your grandson to help me. Because then he wouldn't have done anything like this. What's the use of you being the elder and his grandfather if you can't stop him from doing wrong? If you had fulfilled your duty as the elder from the beginning, you wouldn't have to see this day. Your grandson is treating a girl so badly before your eyes. You must not have felt good either. If you had felt good, you wouldn't have felt pity seeing me, and you wouldn't have come here with all this (gesturing towards the medicines). And what kind of grandson is he? His tongue is tied, and his gaze is downcast regarding his actions!"
As Dinkarji was about to say something, Ayansh spoke loudly from behind—
"How dare you speak to my Daddu like that!"
Everyone looked at Ayansh. He looked at Aarvi with anger, pointed a finger at her, and said—
"Just shut up! My Daddu showed a little kindness, and you started giving him a lecture!"
Aarvi—
"What I said is correct, Ayansh Mehra. If he can bring medicine for me by going against you, then why doesn't he have the courage to let me go from here by going against you? Is he really your elder? Elders explain things to children. He has maintained silence. Or, like you, he also likes to create a spectacle and watch. And yes, if you care so much about your Daddu's honor and love him, then why are you bowing his head with your wrong actions? Look, I am nobody to him, yet seeing my pain, his eyes are wet. But you can't say anything to the one who caused the pain? What is the compulsion behind this? And you are his own, doing wrong. Have you considered what he must be going through emotionally? Or are you accustomed to showing your dominance over everyone? They are also afraid of you like everyone else. What will an outsider think, Ayansh Mehra? Someone who doesn't even think of his own people!"
Hearing all this, Ayansh angrily took a step towards Aarvi. At that moment, Dinkarji hit his stick hard on the ground. Ayansh took his eyes off Aarvi and looked at them. Then he said—
"You are speaking the truth. Because of his stubbornness and my affection for my grandson, I am helpless. I don't know the reason for whatever is happening. I never question what he does. I didn't know my Anshu would do something like this. I recognize his anger, but I didn't think he would do something like this. And he won't even answer for what he has done today. Today, I am not saying he is wrong, but I am not saying he is right either. I thought I would apply medicine to the wounds inflicted by my grandson and at least do something good for you. Doesn't he know why and with what thoughts he is doing all this? But I have understood one thing for sure, if he is stubborn, then you are also extremely stubborn!"
Saying this, Dinkarji looked at Ayansh and left at that very moment.
Aarvi was watching him leave. Then Radhe, holding the tray, gestured and asked—
"This?"
At that moment, Ayansh slammed his hand on the tray, and it fell from Radhe's hand.
"There's no need to show mercy on this. No one needs to apply any medicine, not Daddu, and not you either! Get out of here! And if I see you doing this again, I won't spare you!"
Ayansh shouted at Radhe, and Radhe fled from there at that very moment.
Aarvi—
"That's right, you are exactly as I thought, you merciless Mr. Mehra!"
At that moment, Ayansh grabbed Aarvi's hands and said angrily—
"What do you think, you will say all this to my Daddu and leave from here with his support? Or will I let you go from here at their word? Never, Aarvi! By thinking this, you are fooling yourself. Yes, my Daddu is everything to me, I love them very much, I can do anything for them, I don't stop them. Just because they brought medicine for you today and can bring it in the future, it doesn't mean I will listen to them. When it comes to you, I won't listen to anyone. My Daddu is my world. From today onwards, if you speak to them like this or say anything, you have no idea what your Devil husband will do to you. So far, I am getting things done by talking, I don't even know what I will do next. Get used to pain, not medicine. I don't even speak to my Daddu like this, so who are you? I have complete rights over you, and whatever happens will happen according to my will. Therefore, keep your lectures to yourself from now on, and keep your tongue shut in front of my Daddu, otherwise, I will not tolerate it!"
(Speaking in one breath)
Aarvi looked at Ayansh angrily and said—
"I can see your behavior towards your Daddu. Love, the world, this, that. Enough, Mr. Mehra! 'Elephants have tusks for show and for eating are different'!"
At that moment, Ayansh pushed Aarvi back and left in his car at the same moment.
Watching Ayansh leave, Aarvi says—
"What a complicated person he is! Beyond comprehension. What he wants, what he does, I understand nothing. If he has so much love and his grandfather is his world, then what pleasure is he giving them by doing all this? And what is the obsession of that grandfather that even knowing it's wrong, he not only doesn't reprimand him but can't even say anything. Everyone is afraid of this Devil Prince!"
Ayansh's car stopped in front of a large building. Ayansh got out of the car and went inside the building. As he walked inside, everyone said "Hello Sir" and nodded affirmatively, but Ayansh kept walking straight, without looking at anyone, without responding to anyone. As Ayansh turned towards the elevator, a peon ran towards him and pressed the elevator button, opening the elevator. Ayansh entered the elevator and said to the peon while closing the elevator—
"One coffee!"
Peon—
"Yes Sir!"
And Ayansh went up to his cabin on the second floor in the elevator. As soon as Ayansh entered the cabin, he took off his coat, threw it on the chair, and stood near the window. At that moment, the peon brought coffee for him. As he entered, the peon placed the coffee on the table—
"Sir, coffee!"
Ayansh turned towards him from the window, picked up the coffee mug from the table, and said to the peon—
"Listen, send Vinay immediately!"
Hearing this, the peon looked down at Ayansh.
Ayansh placed the coffee mug on the table and said—
"What happened?"
Peon in a subdued voice—
"He... he Sir, Vinay Sir has not arrived yet!"
Upon hearing this, Ayansh said angrily—
"He's not here yet? Call him, tell him to reach the office within ten minutes, or consider your leave!"
Peon—
"Sir, he...?"
Ayansh—
"Get out!"
And the peon left the cabin at that very moment.
"What do I know? What do they all think of themselves? This is an office, not a home! Time has no value!"
Saying this, Ayansh picked up the coffee mug again and stood by the window, drinking coffee. Just then, there was a knock on the door again—
"May I come in, Sir!"
Ayansh, without looking at the door—
"You came very quickly. You saved your job, man!"
A man of Ayansh's age, named Vinay, stood in front of the table and said—
"Sorry, Sir! And whether the job is saved or not is in your hands. If you decide, you can throw me out of your office with a kick, without a resignation letter!"
Ayansh turned towards him—
"Is this a home or an office?"
Vinay looked at Ayansh and said abruptly—
"Office!"
Ayansh walked towards him—
"Then why the mistake of considering it home?"
Vinay—
"It was a mistake, Sir, not an error. And mistakes can be forgiven, right?"
Ayansh places the coffee mug on the table and says—
"Can I know the reason for being late?"
Vinay—
"If you tell me the reason for what you have done, Sir, then I can tell you too!"
Hearing this, Ayansh angrily took a step towards Vinay. Then Vinay picked up the coffee mug from the table and said—
"Bossing around later, let me drink coffee first, man! I haven't eaten or drunk anything properly since yesterday. Haven't even had a sip of water since morning!"
Ayansh looked at him angrily, and Vinay took a sip of coffee—
"Let me drink this first!"
Hearing this, Ayansh shook his head negatively and left his cabin at the same moment. After he left, Vinay took a deep breath and blew out through his mouth, saying—
"The job is saved, and so is my life! Living near a lion in the jungle is absolutely not without danger!"
(Swallowing his saliva)
(To be continued)
Ayansh stepped out of his cabin and went to the office terrace. Vinit quickly finished his coffee and also stepped out of Ayansh's cabin.
(Mehra Mansion)
Dinkar ji was sitting on the sofa in the hall. Just then, Radhe brought him tea. Placing the teacup on the table in front of Dinkar ji, Radhe said, "Master, your tea?"
Seeing that Dinkar ji wasn't saying anything, Radhe kept the tray on the table and sat near his feet, saying, "What happened, Master? I've been watching for a long time, you are lost in thought. What are you thinking about?"
Hearing this, Dinkar ji looked towards Radhe. Radhe joined his hands and said again, "Forgive me, Master, I asked because you looked worried!"
"I am worried, Radhe," said Dinkar ji, placing his hand on Radhe's shoulder.
"That girl outside, about her?" Radhe asked.
"Hmm!" Dinkar ji nodded in affirmation, looking outside.
Looking outside, Radhe said, "Yes, Master! You gave medicine, water, juice, food, you sent everything, but she refused outright. She's not even coming inside, she's just sitting there and not eating or drinking anything. But what will happen by your worrying, when she's not listening? You'll get unnecessarily upset, and Ayansh's baba won't like it if you fall ill!"
Dinkar ji - "And does everyone like what your Ayansh's baba does?"
Hearing this, Radhe lowered his gaze. Just then, Dinkar ji smiled, picked up the teacup, and started drinking tea.
Radhe looked at him in surprise - "You were worried a moment ago, and now you're smiling, Master?"
Dinkar ji - "If I'm happy, I'll smile, won't I? Why would I cry? Yes, I am a little worried about that girl. Who is she, and I am troubled by what Anshu has done. It's just that he shouldn't do something wrong in anger. In fact, he is not behaving properly with that girl even now, but I am afraid that something bigger might go wrong by my Anshu's hand." (Thinking)
Radhe hesitantly - "Master..... I understand your worry, but you are happy..... If you want, you could have told Ayansh's baba to let her go from here, and you could have let her go too. Ayansh's baba won't say anything to you, won't you help that girl?" (Looking at them questioningly)
Dinkar ji - "If Anshu is stubborn, then this girl is extremely stubborn, Radhe, she is not one to give up, she will give a tough fight to your Ayansh's baba. She doesn't need help, she can fight for herself. I have seen courage in her eyes. Yes, I can help, I can go against her, I can get her out of here, but I have seen a kind of obsession in Anshu's eyes, to keep that girl here. Didn't we see on TV a little while ago, didn't we see her photo printed in the newspaper, and of your Ayansh's baba's wedding? If I do something now, its consequences could be very bad for that girl. Even if that girl leaves from here with my help, he will bring her back. The marriage is for this very reason, to keep her here. We don't know what the matter is, but we know our Anshu. Due to his stubborn nature, his anger, he loses control over himself. We both know this. And I don't want to cause her any more trouble, that's why I'm not doing anything. Calm down, Radhe!!"
Radhe nodded in agreement - "Understood, Master. You are keeping quiet so that the girl doesn't suffer more. Ayansh's baba won't say anything to you, he has no control over you, you don't fear him. But that girl can compensate for it, if you get her out of here. But are you happy?"
Dinkar ji - "Do you want to know everything?"
Hearing this, Radhe quickly got up from near them, picked up the tray from the table, and started to leave. Just then, Dinkar ji said, "Wait!"
Radhe stood in front, looking down - "Yes, Master?"
Dinkar ji placed the teacup on the table - "I was thinking about what kind of girl would come into my Anshu's life, into this house? A boy who dislikes girls immensely? I was thinking, will this boy ever get married or not? But look, he got married and brought the girl himself into the house. A boy who despised the name of marriage, a boy who made fun of festivals, he got married with complete rituals. Didn't we see on TV? I don't know what will happen next. Fate has brought these two together, Radhe, their bond has formed. Whatever the end may be now, but this girl who is not afraid of Ayansh Mehra, this girl who speaks looking him in the eye, will surely bring some improvement in my Anshu, she will change him a little. Look, as soon as this girl entered his life, my grandson, who never used to attend any weddings, was sitting in the mandap wearing a sehra yesterday! If nothing else, he will definitely learn to believe in relationships, believe in customs and traditions. Who knows, my Anshu, who always runs away, will now become stable, will learn to live happily in his life. That's it, I have one hope that this girl will teach my Anshu to live, that's why I am happy because I want to see him happy!" (Looking at Ayansh Mehra's photo in the hall with teary eyes)
Hearing this, Radhe's eyes also welled up. Wiping the corners of his eyes, he said, "I understand your feelings, Master. Whatever happens, happens for the best. Who knows, there might be something good in whatever is happening? Our Ayansh's baba is a lion, and this girl is a lioness. She roars so much that their roar's sound diminishes!"
Dinkar ji - "You are speaking in front of me, don't speak in front of her, otherwise that lion will devour you!"
Radhe shook his head in negation - "No, no, Master, I want to live, not die. And my tongue doesn't wag in front of them anyway. I only talk a little with you, otherwise I remain silent. Look, absolutely mute!" (Putting a finger to his mouth)
Seeing this, Dinkar ji smiled slightly, picked up his stick, got up from the sofa, and turning towards his room, said, "Stop talking, start working. Go and ask for tea and water again sometime. That extremely stubborn girl will agree someday. We can at least take care of her, can't we?"
Radhe - "Yes, Master!!"
Dinkar ji went into his room, and Radhe placed the teacup from the table in the tray and turned towards the kitchen.
After some time, Vinit also reached the terrace. Ayansh was standing on the terrace, holding the railing, with his eyes closed. As soon as Vinit came to the terrace, Ayansh said, "If anyone has come to ask questions, you can step back, because I don't have any answers right now."
Hearing this, Vinit, who was slowly approaching Ayansh, stopped in his tracks, placed both hands on his waist, first smiled, and then said, "You and questions, no sir, no, I don't want to die!"
Hearing this, Ayansh said again, "Then why have you come? Go from here!" (Without looking at Vinit)
Vinit approaching Ayansh - "Well, I came here to soak up some sun, thought I'd give our boss some company. It's March, but look, even in the morning, it's very cold, and today the wind is blowing too, the sun is playing hide-and-seek in the clouds, this moderate sunlight has a different charm! I love it!" (Holding the railing, looking towards the sky)
Hearing this, Ayansh opened his eyes and looked at Vinit, who was standing by the railing, smiling at him.
"There's no need for this babble, and I'm not standing here to soak up the sun!" Ayansh said, looking at Vinit angrily.
Hearing this, Vinit said, looking at Ayansh, "How do you know I've come, when your back is turned?" (Raising his eyebrows)
Ayansh said, looking at Vinit askance, "I'm not an idiot like you!"
Just then, Vinit laughed and said, "Thank you for my compliment, darling, and yes, Ayansh Mehra is a donkey, not a horse that only sees ahead. You are a cheetah, boss, who recognizes me by my footsteps, like a bear smells, my perfume is also very strong, you have the eyes of an eagle, and the neck of an owl, that can see everywhere - front, back, left, right, up, down. I am proud of you, my friend!" (Laughing, placing both hands on Ayansh's shoulder)
"Are you done with your babbling? Leave me alone?" saying this, Ayansh shook off Vinit's hands and turned away, coming to the spot where a table and two chairs were kept. Ayansh took a cigarette from the packet on the table, sat on the chair, and lit the cigarette with a lighter. He threw the lighter on the table and took a puff of the cigarette.
Vinit stood by the railing, watching Ayansh. He also came near Ayansh and sat on a chair. As he reached for a cigarette and picked up the lighter to light it, Ayansh snatched both the cigarette and the lighter from his hand.
Vinit asking Ayansh for a cigarette - "Give me one, man, we're friends, and I can give you company in this. I can also blow smoke like this!" (Acting like blowing air from his mouth)
Ayansh said, looking at Vinit angrily, "There's no need to do what you're trying to do. Will you smoke? Have you ever put it in your mouth?" (Putting the lighter and cigarette in his coat)
Vinit - "No, I haven't, but I can support you in your difficulties, in your troubles. I can understand what you're going through at this moment." Vinit was about to say something more, when Ayansh dropped the cigarette in his hand on the ground and crushed it with his foot, saying, "I don't need anyone's support. The difficulty, the trouble, the sorrow that is mine, is only mine, I don't want anyone's partnership in it. No one can be a partner in what is only mine. Understand!!"
Vinit - "Then why do you include me in your happiness?"
Ayansh, placing his hand on his shoulder - "Happiness, when shared, can increase, but sorrow, when shared, doesn't decrease, it only gives false satisfaction, like lightening the burden, feeling better. Nothing else changes. It just distracts attention for a few moments, then everything starts again, you remember the same things. So why tell anyone anything, when it's going to be the same, neither the trouble nor anything else will reduce. And you only make a fool of yourself. We fool ourselves. Which only makes us weaker, and Ayansh Mehra doesn't do all this, never does. Understand!!"
Vinit - "Man.....!!"
Just then, Ayansh shook off his coat, got up from the chair, and said as he left, "There's a meeting today, isn't there? Prepare for it right now. There's no need to waste your own head and my time by talking nonsense!"
Just then, Vinit said, "Listen, he was your very good friend, wasn't he? Childhood friend!"
Hearing this, Ayansh's steps stopped, and without looking at Vinit, he said, "Don't I want to defame myself by calling a traitor a friend? And yes, now I have only one friend. I expect he will maintain our enmity properly!"
Hearing this, Vinit said, "Yes, enmity," smiled slightly, got up from the chair, and came towards Ayansh, saying, "Don't worry Ayansh Mehra, I prefer to stab you from the front, not from behind. And yes, I have handled everything, media, press, whatever you told me. Everything is under control!"
Ayansh turned slightly and looked at Vinit, saying, "I know you have handled it, that's why I didn't ask anything!"
Vinit - "You don't ask, and you don't let me ask!"
"You're not worthy of asking anything, son," saying this, Ayansh started to leave. Just then, Vinit immediately said, "How is Aarvi Bhabhi?"
Hearing this, Ayansh turned towards Vinit and landed a strong punch on his face, causing Vinit to fall to the ground with a thud.
"I wouldn't wish a friend like you even for my enemy!" saying this, Ayansh left from there at that very moment.
Vinit calling out to him - "Oh friend, if you are mine, then how can I meet the enemy..... We are worthy of being enemies even to your enemy, not friends!"
As Ayansh left, Vinit, saying "Aah," put his hand to his cheek, got up from the ground, and said to himself, "Aah, not a bull, a lion. Sometimes I get hit with claws. The scoundrel shook my whole jaw. Aah! How hard this Ayansh Mehra hits. He'll kill me. But he won't tell anything until he wants to himself. The key to his tongue's lock is only with him. If only a duplicate key of his mouth could be made, filled with that, I could know everything, but not possible. Understanding him, and getting something out of his mouth too!! (Ouch! Rubbing his cheek)
(To be continued)
Vinit quickly made all the preparations for the meeting that Ayansh had asked him to arrange. The clients had arrived at the office. Vinit met the clients and sent everyone, along with the manager Tarun, to the conference room. When Tarun returned after seating the clients in the meeting hall, he noticed Vinit looking worried and pacing rapidly.
"What happened?" Tarun asked, approaching Vinit.
Vinit stopped, looked at him, and said, "Nothing has happened yet, but if our boss doesn't show up for the meeting, something big is definitely going to happen!"
Hearing this, Tarun looked up towards the upper floor and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"
Vinit glared at him and replied, "Man, speak less English in front of me. More than Ayansh Mehra's silence, your English is what messes with my head. What happened, what do you mean, why, hi... I don't get as much of a buzz from an English bottle as your 'Oh my mata' English!" He continued, "First, I'm stressed, and then English! It's such torture for me, an innocent soul!"
Just then, the manager quickly said, "You drink?"
Upon hearing this, Vinit lunged to punch the manager, who quickly stepped back. "Sorry sir, I mean, do *you* drink?"
Vinit retorted, "Yes, I drink milk, tea, coffee, water, juice, all of it, and not just a peg or two, but occasionally. Whatever you're asking, anyway, it's the office, not personal matters, only professional!" (He said this with an angry look.)
Tarun nodded and said, "Then please go, sir, and bring the boss. The clients have arrived!" (He gestured towards the conference room.)
Vinit raised both his hands and said, "From where should I bring him?"
Tarun looked surprised and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"
Vinit pointed upwards and explained, "Our boss, Ayansh Mehra, is not in his cabin. In fact, he's not even in the office. He's not picking up his phone or replying to messages... If I knew where he was, I'd bring him here with folded hands!" (He banged his head.)
Hearing this, Tarun's eyes widened in surprise, and he stammered, "B-boss isn't in the office?"
Vinit placed his hand on his forehead and said, "In what language did I just speak? What I said means Ayansh Mehra is not here."
Tarun: "Then where is he?"
Vinit: "OMG... You leave! You know the answer yet you're still asking. How would I know where he is?"
Tarun: "Sorry sir, but please call the boss quickly. We've already rescheduled this meeting twice for these clients. The clients were already upset when it was postponed. This shouldn't happen today, or there will be big trouble. Everyone is in the office, waiting for the boss. We just need the meeting to happen and the deal to be signed; everyone is waiting for this... Do something, Vinit sir. It will be a problem if this meeting doesn't happen today. Where can a boss go like this? He's the one who asked to arrange this meeting, right? He agreed, and everything was managed accordingly. Even the clients were called. The boss should have been in the office for this meeting right now. Where could he possibly be!"
Seeing Tarun speak so much in one breath, Vinit yelled at him, "Stop it!"
Hearing this, Tarun put a finger to his lips. "Sorry sir, is he... tense?"
Vinit: "I know, man, I'm stressed too, but what can I do? Ayansh himself arranged the meeting, everything is ready based on his word, and now he's vanished without a word... What can I do, I don't understand anything. It will truly be a problem if this meeting doesn't happen. And it won't happen without the boss. I hope he comes soon... this meeting and sealing this deal today is very important!"
Tarun: "Yes sir, very important, otherwise you know what will happen. Do something, Vinit sir!"
Vinit nodded and said, "I'll go and handle the clients... Until then, you get the papers ready, take out the files, etc. I hope I can handle the clients until our honorable boss arrives!"
"Yes sir," Tarun replied, and Vinit left for the conference room. It was very late. In the conference room, the clients, along with Vinit, were waiting for Ayansh to arrive. Everyone had been there for a long time, over half an hour, but Ayansh still hadn't arrived. Vinit kept looking at his watch and the door.
Then, Mr. Kapoor looked at Vinit and said, "Where is Mr. Mehra? We've all been waiting for so long. This meeting was supposed to happen a week ago, but it's scheduled for today, and the person who should be here isn't. First, it's late, and now even later! You arranged this meeting at his request, didn't you?"
Everyone else present agreed with Mr. Kapoor, and all eyes turned to Vinit for an answer.
Vinit smiled and looked at everyone, saying, "Yes, yes, Mr. Kapoor, the meeting was arranged at his request. He is the boss, so all this happened at his behest. I didn't do it myself!"
Mr. Kapoor said again, "So where is your boss? The meeting is set, but it seems he doesn't have time to attend it!"
"Yes, that's why look how long we've been sitting here. We aren't free either; we have a hundred things to do... We thought since Mr. Mehra gave us time, we could also finish pending work. Mr. Mehra's time isn't easily available, but Mr. Mehra has become Mr. India!" Mr. Agnihotri agreed with Mr. Kapoor's statement.
Then Vinit said again, "Hey, hey, what are you saying? Ayansh Mehra is coming... He'll be here in a little while. Have some patience. All of you, the meeting will happen, and the deal will be signed!"
Mr. Kapoor: "Alright, but what could be the reason for his lateness? We heard Mr. Mehra is very serious about his work!"
Mr. Agnihotri: "Yes, and since he gave the time, it means the partnership is done. But today, he himself is not present at the given time!"
Then Vinit quickly said, "Oh, are you all married? Understand! Our boss just got married yesterday. Until now, he only looked after the office and work, always on time, and now he has to look after his wife too. Responsibilities increase after marriage, yet the meeting is scheduled. Sometimes managing becomes a bit difficult, doesn't it? You all should understand his situation! Where he should be on his honeymoon with his wife, this meeting was scheduled instead. It's urgent, isn't it... Our boss's married life is very new, so it will take some time to strike a balance, right? Just a little more waiting... Ayansh Mehra is coming!!"
Hearing this, everyone fell silent because they all knew! News channels, newspapers, everywhere, they had all seen the news of Ayansh Mehra's wedding yesterday morning.
Mr. Agnihotri smiled and said, "I understand... we will wait!"
Vinit: "Thank you so much!... Now, look, I'm not married, but you all must know about a wife's tantrums and all... If he leaves for the office today, just a day after the wedding, his wife will get angry and leave. Imagine, the home will be ruined before it's even built! But the boss is trying to leave his wife's side and come to the office!" (He showed his teeth, smiling.)
Hearing this, everyone laughed. Vinit's words like this brought the situation under control. The clients who were complaining about Ayansh's absence were now sitting quietly. Seeing this, Vinit breathed a sigh of relief and tapped his phone on his palm, thinking to himself, "Come on, man, where are you... You can't even be at home at this hour. I know, otherwise I would have asked Dad, and if I ask him, he'll get worried too. Then I'll be in double trouble. What if Dad gets worried?" (He thought.)
Then Mr. Kapoor called out to Vinit, but Vinit's attention was fixed on the door. So, Mr. Kapoor called out louder, "Mr. Vinit!"
Hearing this, Vinit snapped out of his daze. He quickly looked at Mr. Kapoor. "Yes... Yes, Mr. Kapoor!!"
Mr. Kapoor: "By the way, we saw the news, I mean, Ayansh Mehra's photo with his wife... What was her name... hmm!"
Vinit: "That's... that's Aarvi Mehra!"
Mr. Kapoor: "Yes, I read the name... the photo of Mr. and Mrs. Mehra in their wedding attire that was published in the newspaper and the news channels were also showing it, the same pose... but no one was invited to the wedding, nor did anyone have any information. A sudden wedding, it's strange!"
(In reality, after Ayansh married Aarvi, they took one photo and told Vinit to only show that photo to the media, press, and everyone, and not let anything else come out to the world.)
Vinit smiled and said, "They didn't even invite me to the wedding!"
(To be continued)
"I wasn't even invited to the wedding!" As soon as Vineet said this, Mr. Agnihotri’s eyes widened. "What?" And the six or seven people sitting there started looking at each other.
Then Vineet said, "Oh, what's so surprising about this? Mr. Mehra got married, it's not a movie shoot, where there's a trailer first and then the movie, which everyone has to watch. His wedding, his choice. A simple, straightforward wedding, without any formalities. He liked the girl, the boy agreed, the girl agreed, so it was a quick engagement and a quick marriage. What were we supposed to do as guests? And to share the happiness with everyone, he shared the news of his wedding with everyone. That's it, this is our duty now, we will pray. May God bless them!" (Joining his hands, looking up at the sky)
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Then Mr. Agnihotri said, "If not the wedding, then at least the reception party will be there, right? They will invite us to that, won't they? After all, top businessman and most eligible bachelor Ayansh Mehra has gotten married!"
Vineet: "What can I say now? Just as thousands of girls' hearts are broken hearing the news of Ayansh Mehra's wedding today, so are all of our hearts broken. After all, we all know that Ayansh Mehra never mixes his personal and professional life. So, this could also be a reason why he didn't invite anyone to the wedding, right?"
Hearing this, everyone exclaimed, "Very complicated!"
Vineet: "Hmm, very complicated, too much complicated! But don't worry, I will definitely make everyone's mouths sweet. After today's deal, it will be sweet, and your type of party will also be added. Wedding party, business party, okay!" (Smiling)
Mr. Kapoor: "Hope so! Actually, I couldn't believe that Mr. Mehra would get married. So suddenly! The media, who are discussed daily, couldn't even be involved in his wedding!"
Hearing this, Vineet scratched his head and thought to himself, "The media's hands are even longer than the law; who can stop them from reaching? But their hands are cut off by Ayansh Mehra's hands, so the poor things retracted their long hands!"
Just then, Manager Tarun arrived. Vineet gestured and asked about Ayansh, but Tarun's face was crestfallen. It didn't take a moment to understand that Ayansh was nowhere to be found!
Then Mr. Agnihotri said, "Manager sir, have you brought any news about your boss? How long do you intend to make us sit here like this? Look, it's been an hour!"
Hearing this, Tarun and Vineet looked at each other. Then Tarun was about to say something, but Vineet, looking towards the door, quickly said, "The boss is here!"
And everyone's gaze went to Ayansh, who was entering the conference room with his eyes fixed on his phone. Looking at Ayansh, Vineet thought to himself, "So much attitude and so much ignoring! My future girlfriend won't ignore my calls and messages as much as he does. He has his phone stuck to his hand, but doesn't even reply. Who knows what he ate to be born like this. Even if I die of tension, he won't do anything other than what he decides!"
As soon as Ayansh entered, everyone stood up from their chairs! Ayansh threw his phone on the table and, looking at everyone, said, "Hello everyone!"
Mr. Kapoor extends his hand towards Ayansh. As Ayansh shakes his hand, Mr. Kapoor says, "Congratulations Mr. Mehra!"
Ayansh releases his hand, stands with his palm on the table, and says, "Let the meeting happen. Our deal hasn't been finalized yet!"
Mr. Agnihotri: "We will give congratulations only after the meeting and the deal papers are signed. Until then, we can't even talk. It depends on you. And these congratulations are for your wedding!"
Mr. Kapoor smilingly: "Yes, on behalf of all of us, many congratulations on your wedding. Sorry, I forgot to bring a gift in the rush of the meeting!"
Hearing this, Ayansh looked at Vineet and Tarun, and Tarun quickly said, "I'll turn on the projector, sir!"
Vineet: "I'll help too." And both of them moved towards the projector behind Ayansh.
Then Mr. Agnihotri, extending his hand, said, "Very very congratulations Mr. Mehra for your married life!"
Ayansh did not shake his hand, straightened his chair, sat on it, and said, "Handshakes will continue, let's have the meeting first. Sit!"
Along with everyone else, Mr. Agnihotri also lowered his hand and sat back in his chair!
Mr. Kapoor: "We have been ready for the meeting for a long time, Mr. Mehra. You are the one who is late!"
Ayansh, hearing this, spins the watch on his wrist: "So you think I should apologize for coming late?" (Looking at everyone)
Mr. Kapoor: "No no, we are understanding!"
Mr. Agnihotri: "Yes Mr. Mehra, we can all understand. After all, we all have gotten married. Time fluctuates!" (Smiling)
Hearing this, Ayansh turns his chair backward and, looking at Vineet, says, "Mr. Vineet!"
Vineet, who was standing with his back to him, thought to himself, "I'm done for!"
Tarun, placing his hand on his shoulder: "Sir is calling." And he himself turned and started looking at Ayansh!
Vineet, blinking and swallowing, turned to Ayansh, who was looking at him angrily! First, Vineet smiled slightly and then, coming towards Ayansh, said, "Everything is ready!" (Standing near the table)
Ayansh turned his chair back towards everyone. Tarun stood close to Vineet and said, "Let's start, sir!"
Ayansh nodded in agreement when his phone rang! Ayansh's gaze fell on the phone. The name 'Dadu' was displayed on the phone screen. Thinking of 'Dadu', Ayansh quickly turned his chair back and received the call on the other side. "Yes!"
At Ayansh's behavior, everyone looked at Ayansh and then at Vineet, and Vineet smiled because everyone's reaction was understandable. First, Ayansh was late, and then he was on the phone!
"Everyone has been calling you for so long, Anshu, shouldn't you pick up the call at least once!" Dinkar ji said from the other side!
"Sorry... he was busy!" Ayansh said!
"Yes, I know about your urgent work and you being busy, where you don't pick up anyone's call except mine, and in such a situation, I have to call you. Radhe is tired of calling you, and if it continues like this, Anshu, then if I am ever unable to call, think about it. If something urgent happens here, what will you do? You don't pick up other people's calls!" Dinkar ji said from the other side!!
"Please... Dinkar ji... about the situation where I'm unable to call..." Ayansh said after that, and then said, "Sorry, I'll pay attention from now on... What happened, tell me?"
Then Dinkar ji said something that made Ayansh say "What?" and quickly get up from his chair. "I'm coming right now." Saying this, Ayansh cut the call and started to leave, when Vineet came forward and asked, "What happened?"
Ayansh, putting his phone in his coat: "Going home."
Tarun: "But sir, the meeting?"
Ayansh: "Cancelled."
Hearing this, everyone stood up from their chairs and looked at each other in surprise. Then Mr. Kapoor said, "How can you do this, Mr. Mehra? We have been waiting for a long time. You can't just leave like this. This meeting is also important!"
Ayansh, looking at them: "Nothing is more important than my wife!"
Mr. Agnihotri: "You can't do this, Mr. Mehra... If this deal isn't done today, we might have to discuss with you again about the partnership... It needs to be finalized by today's date. Otherwise, it's a loss for you. Think about it!"
Ayansh, looking at them with an attitude, said, "I'm not thinking... You all think. I don't care about the loss. And yes, you need it more than I do. So you decide whatever you want to decide. No problem. And now bye... something more important than this meeting is happening this time." (Looking at Vineet) Saying this, Ayansh ran off from there!!
And everyone kept watching Ayansh leave!!!
(To be continued)
After Ayansh left, Vinit smiled at everyone who was looking at him. Then Mr. Kapoor said, "What is this? Mr. Vinit!"
Vinit: "Well... well Mr. Kapoor... understand, he just got married yesterday, some urgent work, I mean an emergency must have come up, that's why he had to go. Otherwise, Ayansh Mehra never cancels a scheduled meeting... the deal will happen today or tomorrow. Don't worry!"
Tarun, agreeing, said, "Yes!"
Mr. Agnihotri: "Now what can we do? You all have already wasted a lot of our time... anyway, we're leaving!"
Mr. Kapoor: "Finally, even Ayansh Mehra has been changed by this thing called marriage. This is the state on the very first day, who knows what will happen next? What was impossible is now happening... I don't think this meeting will happen now, let alone the deal!" (With a little anger) And everyone left, shaking their heads in disagreement.
Tarun tried to stop them, to placate them, he even went out behind them, but everyone left. Tarun returned to the conference room, frustrated, and saw Vinit sitting on his chair with his head in his hands. Tarun came to Vinit and said, "Sir, what will happen now?"
Vinit, taking a deep breath, said, "Whatever Ayansh Mehra agrees to!"
Tarun: "But sir... this is a very big project. If we let it go, it will be a huge loss for us!!"
Vinit: "Didn't you hear what Ayansh Mehra said, he doesn't care about the loss!"
Tarun: "But you do, don't you... What are you saying?"
Vinit: "Chill, man, nothing will happen... all these people who left here a bit angry and upset, they also need to work with us. After all, they also want to raise their standard in the market, they are more eager for this deal than us... they will wait and do this project with us... Mr. Kapoor and Mr. Agnihotri are not people who shoot themselves in the foot by backing down. So don't worry, nothing will happen, we will handle everything!!" (With a slight smile)
Hearing this, Tarun smiled and sat on a chair near Vinit, saying, "I like it, your positive thinking, you are very awesome sir, superb, mind-blowing!"
As soon as he heard this, Vinit looked at Tarun intently. Then Tarun quickly said, "I mean, when there are experts like you to handle everything, how can there be a problem, sir... Mr. Kapoor and Mr. Agnihotri had nothing but helplessness, so they left grumbling a little angrily, because who can defy the boss... But they have to come back here, sooner or later, they won't let this opportunity slip away, right!"
Vinit patted Tarun on the shoulder and said, "Wow, man, you said it right, but I liked it most when you said it in Hindi!" (Laughing)
Tarun happily said, "Thank you, sir... but sir, why did Ayansh sir leave like that?"
Vinit, thinking, said, "I don't know what happened, and who will ask now? Who dares to poke a raging fire!"
Just then, Tarun hesitantly said, "There's one thing, sir, what Mr. Kapoor said is right... what's impossible is happening. Now Ayansh Mehra is changing. I've heard everyone changes after marriage, I didn't think our boss would change too!"
Vinit, thinking, said, "Yes, man, our boss, who used to go home late at night, rushed home; a phone call from home shook him... marriage and wife changed him so much in one night... marriage is such a storm... I'll never get married, you shouldn't either... it's true, a girl came into my life and the guy went off track!"
Tarun laughed and said, "That's what I've heard, anyway... sir, will this marriage of the boss also bring about a change in his anger?"
Hearing this, Vinit stared at Tarun, and after a few moments, both high-fived each other and laughed.
Just then, Vinit put his finger to his lips and said, "Shush, he's our boss!"
Tarun: "Yes sir... but you are his friend, aren't you? That's why, whether he says it or not, you handle everything, you endure his anger and stand up to him, whether he's in a good mood or not... Aren't you afraid? Just his glare makes me miserable!"
Vinit, thinking about Ayansh, said, "You just said it, I am his friend and I have made this friendship, so I have to uphold it... and if I'm his friend, I have to handle it, whether it's his anger... Whatever the relationship, it's perfect only when we accept a person's bad things along with their good things... Bad things are such that their good things outweigh them, and good things are so many that the bad things don't even catch the eye. I am also afraid, now I've befriended a lion, but there is loyalty in this friendship, no matter how angry he is, no matter how upset he is, he will never attack this sheep (pointing to himself), but if that lion is betrayed, if loyalty is abandoned and trust is broken, he won't take a moment, he will tear you apart... he will attack such that you will literally be torn to pieces, he will leave nothing... he is such a lion!!"
Hearing this, Tarun said, "You know the boss the best?"
Vinit shook his head in negation and said, "Not even 1%!"
Tarun: "Even as a friend?"
Vinit: "I only know as much as is necessary. Yes, I am his friend, but Ayansh Mehra doesn't give anyone a chance to know him!"
Tarun said in surprise, "Why is that, sir... secrets from everyone, but even from friends?"
Hearing this, Vinit thought to himself, "Manager sir, some secrets should be kept hidden even from friends, otherwise Vinit might make the mistake of becoming capable, and that leads to a very dangerous end. I fear friends more than enemies, because the closer someone is, the deeper the wounds they inflict!"
Tarun waved his hand in front of Vinit and said, "What are you thinking, sir?"
Vinit smiled slightly and said, "You won't understand this, Manager Tarun... this will go over all our heads. Even if we want to understand, it will fly away like an airplane, in front of us for a moment, and then suddenly everything will be clear. Ayansh Mehra is a very complicated personality. He is a book that even if we read, we can neither know nor understand him. There is no one to whom Ayansh Mehra has given the opportunity to read himself... So, it's better for us to keep it a secret. You be happy reading two pages, I'll be happy reading four pages of our boss's personality. That's enough for us, otherwise, Oh my mother, it's going to be bad!" (Laughing)
Tarun laughed and said, "Yes sir, what we have is fine, we are less entangled now, we will get more entangled later!"
Just then, Vinit slapped the table with both hands and said, "Oh hello, the boss has gone home, we are here, we have to manage the office, what are you sitting for? Let's get to work!"
"Yes sir"... saying this, Tarun got up from his chair at that very moment and left.
Vinit picked up the spinner kept on the table, spun it, and thought to himself, "Marriage or ruin... Everyone sees his marriage as the reason for the change in Ayansh Mehra, everyone thinks like their marriage, where responsibilities increase, time with home and wife is necessary, etc., but who knows the real truth behind this marriage of Ayansh Mehra and Aarvi Chaturvedi?"
Ayansh reached home quickly in his car. The guard immediately opened the main gate. Ayansh drove the car inside and looked around. Not seeing Aarvi there, he called out to the guard. The guard came running to Ayansh.
"What happened here? And where is she?" Ayansh asked him sternly.
The guard pointed inside and said, "Sir, she is inside!"
"I told you to keep an eye on her, I'll deal with you later!" Ayansh yelled at him and ran inside quickly. The guard also followed Ayansh fearfully. Seeing him, it seemed as if he had to explain himself for his own safety.
As soon as he reached inside, he saw Aarvi lying on the sofa, and Dinakar ji sitting on the sofa in front of her. Radhe was also standing there.
"What happened to her?" Ayansh asked, looking at Aarvi.
Dinakar ji: "Can't you tell what happened to her by looking at her condition?"
Ayansh, looking at Radhe, said, "You tell me... how did she become unconscious?"
Radhe: "Well Ayansh baba, we went to offer tea, but she refused. But when we took water the second time, we saw her lying unconscious in the garden!"
Ayansh: "What?"
Just then, the guard fearfully said, "Sir, after you left, Madam came and told me, 'Let me go,' but I refused, so she went towards the garden again! I checked twice. The first time she was sitting, and the second time she was sleeping in the garden. I thought she was sleeping, but later I realized she had become unconscious!"
Radhe: "Yes Ayansh baba, I also thought she was sleeping. When I went with water, called out, and she didn't wake up, I supported her and then told the owner that she had become unconscious, and on the owner's orders, we brought her inside!"
Hearing this, Ayansh looked at Radhe and the guard, and both lowered their gaze. Looking at Dinakar ji, then at Aarvi, and yelling at the guard, Ayansh said, "Can't you see the difference between sleeping and being unconscious?"
Dinakar ji: "I can't see it, definitely not from a distance. You were told to keep an eye, not to touch her. A sleeping person from afar looks like they are sleeping; you only realize if they are unconscious or asleep when you get close. And all this shouting and scolding later, first bring her back to her senses?" (Looking at Aarvi)
"Radhe, bring water?" Ayansh said.
Radhe: "Water has been sprinkled, Ayansh baba, not once, but four times!"
Ayansh yelled, "Didn't you hear? Bring water!"
Dinakar ji: "Not water, call a doctor. Look at this girl's condition, water has been splashed on her face, I did it myself, she hasn't regained consciousness. Take her to the doctor before the problem escalates... I had already called the doctor, I don't know why he hasn't arrived yet?... You got married, so fulfill your responsibility properly!"
"The doctor won't come, Dada, and it's final. I got married, she is my wife, so I will take care of her too." Saying this, Ayansh walked towards Aarvi, picked her up from the sofa into his arms, and looking at Radhe, said, "Bring water quickly!"
"Yes Ayansh baba!" saying this, Radhe ran off.
As Ayansh left with Aarvi, Dinakar ji got up from the sofa, hitting his cane on the ground, "Anshu!"
Ayansh stopped and looked at him, saying, "Don't worry, nothing will happen! Such an easy death cannot come to her so soon!" (Looking at the unconscious Aarvi in his arms)
Ayansh left with Aarvi and went upstairs. Dinakar ji watched him go. The guard also left.
Ayansh took Aarvi to his room and laid her on the bed. Just then, Radhe arrived upstairs with a jug full of water and an empty glass, "Ayansh baba, water!"
"Put it on the table?" Ayansh said, taking off his coat.
Radhe brought the tray, placed it on the table near the bed, and looking at Ayansh, started looking at Aarvi sleeping on the bed.
Ayansh rolled up his shirt sleeves and said, "What is it? The water is there, go away!"
"Yes," Radhe said and left.
Ayansh folded his shirt sleeves and went to Aarvi, saying, "My wife, sleeping so soundly is not good. Your devil husband is home, get up, you've rested enough... I told you this morning, the husband woke up and my wife remained asleep, it doesn't feel right... How can you sleep before me? How quickly you forget, Mrs. Mehra, I'll have to remind you again." Saying this, Ayansh instantly picked up the jug full of water from the table and in the next moment, poured it all over Aarvi.
(To be continued)
As Ayansh emptied the water-filled jug on Aarvi, she suddenly sat up with a gasp. The forceful splash of water brought her back to consciousness.
"Good morning, wife?" Ayansh said, placing the jug on the table.
Water was trickling down Aarvi's face. Her eyelids were blinking continuously. Unaware of what had happened, Aarvi wiped her face with both hands and looked at Ayansh, her lips moving in and out. He stood before her with his hands tied. Seeing Aarvi looking at herself, Ayansh sat on the bed in front of her and said, "How much do you sleep? I have found such a lazy wife. Look how much effort I have to put in to wake you up!"
Hearing this, Aarvi stared at Ayansh, then looked around the room and said, "Where... where am I? How did I get here?" (She was surprised.)
Ayansh got up from Aarvi's side and said, "Your idea of fainting was good. You didn't want to come into this house, and now look, you are in my bedroom. You didn't give up your stubbornness and still came inside! And how did you come? Your devil husband carried his unconscious wife here!" (Leaning towards Aarvi quickly.)
As Ayansh came closer, Aarvi jerked back. Her head hit the bed. Ayansh immediately placed his hand behind her head. This time Ayansh was very close to Aarvi and whispered in a low voice, "Be careful my life, you will need it... Anyway, there was no need to fake fainting, Mrs. Mehra, this house is yours now, you would have come inside on your own." (Raising his eyebrows.)
Just then, Aarvi pushed Ayansh away with her hand and got down from the other side of the bed and stood up. "I didn't fake anything, I didn't even realize when I fainted!"
Ayansh got up from the bed and came towards Aarvi, saying, "You really don't realize what's happening to you!"
Seeing Ayansh coming towards her, Aarvi looked at him with wide eyes and clutched her lehenga in both fists. As Ayansh took a step towards her, Aarvi stepped back fearfully!
Seeing Aarvi do all this, Ayansh smiled and came near her. Aarvi's back hit the wall. "Look at you..." Before Aarvi could speak, Ayansh brushed away her hair from her face with his finger and said, "Look at what?"
Aarvi felt uncomfortable. As she tried to move aside, Ayansh quickly put his hand forward and placed it on the wall. When Aarvi tried to get out from the other side, Ayansh placed his other hand on the wall as well. Now Aarvi was in Ayansh's arms. Swallowing her spit, her eyelids blinking, she looked at Ayansh, and he shook his head left and right, refusing to move from there.
Aarvi stammered, "M... move?"
Ayansh smiled, "Why?"
Aarvi, "This... this is not right what you are doing!"
Ayansh leaned slightly towards Aarvi and said, "I am not doing anything wrong, this is my right! Anyway, we just got married yesterday, and you didn't even let me come close. Because of your stubbornness, I didn't even celebrate my wedding night last night. I am thinking of making it a wedding day... it can happen, right? You here, me here, in our room..."
Ayansh was still speaking when Aarvi pushed him away, distanced herself from him, and started to run. Then Ayansh grabbed Aarvi's wrist and pulled her back, pushing her against the wall again. "Where are you running?" (Holding Aarvi by the shoulder.)
Aarvi struggled and said, "Let me go?"
Ayansh, "What a strange girl you are! When I hit you, you look me in the eye, without any fear, and when I come close, you get scared and run away!"
Staring at Ayansh with wide eyes and gritting her teeth, Aarvi said, "I can tolerate your biggest sorrow, Mr. Mehra, but I cannot tolerate your touch, I find you disgusting!"
Hearing this, Ayansh grabbed Aarvi's hair. "Oh!"
"Ah..." trying to free her hair, Aarvi said, "Why? Can't you tolerate the truth? Yes, this is the truth, your touch feels like I am near the dirtiest and worst things, where even breathing becomes difficult!"
And then Ayansh, his face turning red with anger, pushed her by her hair towards his bed and said, "Now whether you find it disgusting or anything else, no touch other than Ayansh Mehra's touch will be able to touch you... and now that you have come inside this house, stay put in that corner. You should be out of my room before I come, otherwise, you won't be able to stop me from coming near you... then my touch will not only make it difficult to breathe for you, but it will also make your life difficult!" With a devilish smile spreading across his face, Ayansh Mehra picked up his coat and left.
Seeing him leave, Aarvi shouted, "I have no desire to stay in your room, nor in your house... you yourself brought me here, take me away from here! Why are you doing this to me?" Getting up from the bed, shouting, Aarvi went to the room door and collapsed there on the floor. "Sometimes you scare me with sorrow, sometimes with your harsh words... how can anyone have such a ruthless and hard heart!"
As Ayansh was coming down the stairs, Dinakar saw him and got up from the sofa. Ayansh stopped and looked at them, saying, "She has regained consciousness... you must have heard her shouting. You don't need to worry about her; I am here for her. You go and rest, I will come and meet you. And yes, if you still feel pity for her, call Radhe and have her served. After all, she is your grandson's wife, you also fulfill your duty a little... but I don't think she will eat anything. Your grandson has brought a very stubborn wife. My beating has no effect, what effect will your love have... she is filling her stomach with wounds and drinking tears. I think she has become her favorite dish since yesterday. Anyway, if she faints again, don't disturb me, just splash water on her face and she will regain consciousness. Okay, bye..." Saying this, Ayansh left for outside!
As soon as Ayansh reached outside, Vinit collided with him. "You here?"
Vinit, "Yes, me here?"
Ayansh, "What are you doing here?"
Vinit, "That I... that Daddu, I had come to meet Daddu!"
Ayansh, "Seriously!"
Vinit, "Yes, and I haven't come to meet anyone else!"
Ayansh, "You are not as smart as you try to be!"
Hearing this, Vinit lightly touched his neck and smiled, saying, "Now that you know, you tell me—how is Daddu?"
Ayansh, "He is fine!"
Vinit, "Good. And he... Daddu's Radhe?"
Ayansh, "He is also fine!"
Vinit, "Very good. And how is Aarvi bhabhi?"
As Vinit said this, Ayansh looked at him angrily, then Vinit changed his words and said, "Not bhabhi, how is that girl? Daddu said she had fainted, so you had to leave an urgent meeting and come home!"
Ayansh, "Oh! So you have come here to inquire about her? Daddu said you asked. And you are not concerned too much!"
Vinit, "I am concerned about you! Now that you have left, I asked Daddu, you are fine, so he told me about her too. And whether I ask or Daddu tells, it's all the same, right, friend!"
Ayansh looked at him with wide eyes and said, "And you rushed here to get the news!"
When Vinit nodded in agreement, Ayansh angrily lunged at him, but before he could catch him, Vinit ran inside. "Since I have come home, I will meet Daddu!"
"See you at the office!" Ayansh said to himself and drove away.
When Vinit reached inside, Dinakar was sitting on the sofa, and Radhe was standing near him. "Hello Daddu!" saying this, Vinit came closer, touched Dinakar's feet, and sat on the sofa, saying, "What happened Daddu? Why do you look so troubled?"
Dinakar looked at him and said, "When will this habit of yours of feigning ignorance go away!"
Hearing this, Vinit started avoiding his gaze, then Dinakar took his hand in his and said, "Don't worry, I won't say anything... just as your friend doesn't tell me anything, until he doesn't want to, you also won't say anything. After all, you are his boss, how can you disobey him! I know, so don't avoid my gaze, I won't ask you anything, even if I don't know anything, you must know something!"
Vinit looked at Dinakar and said, "There is nothing like that, Daddu!"
Dinakar, "Let it be!"
Vinit, "Please, Daddu, don't get tense. You know Ayansh, when you get troubled, he doesn't feel good at all!"
Dinakar, "And he himself causes trouble! What about him? To me and to that girl too! (Looking upwards) I had called a doctor for that girl, she had fainted, she is very hurt, but I learned that Ayansh refused to let the doctor come home, I don't know why he is doing this!"
Vinit placed his hand on Dinakar's shoulder and said, "Daddu, don't worry, he will handle it!"
Dinakar, "Go and see the girl's condition! And Ayansh doesn't even pity her!"
Vinit looked upwards and said, "Even though I want to, I cannot go and see that girl, Daddu. Anyway, everything will be fine... Radhe, take care of Daddu, I am going to the office." Saying this, Vinit got up and left at the same time. Dinakar shook his head watching him go, saying, "Like father, like son, if not by blood, then by association, the effect has certainly happened!"
After a while, when Aarvi came downstairs, Dinakar went to her and said, "Child, eat something, at least drink some water. Someone is troubling you, don't trouble yourself!"
Aarvi looked at Dinakar and said, "That someone is yours, and why are you caring for me? Your grandson won't like it, the trouble is already there, what difference will a little more endurance make!" (Smiling slightly.)
Dinakar, "What are you made of?"
Aarvi, "I am made of such material that your grandson cannot break, nor can he shape me according to his will... even if he tries, let him try, he will get nothing in his hands. Aarvi Chaturvedi is made in such a mold that no one can change her, no matter how much they want!"
Hearing Aarvi's clear answer, Dinakar kept staring at her.
(To be continued)
Arvi, seeing Dinkargi staring at her, asked, "What happened?"
Dinkargi shook his head in negation, not speaking. As Arvi started to leave, Dinkargi said, "What happened? Where are you going?"
Arvi looked at the house and said, "I feel suffocated here. That's why I'm going out."
Dinkargi said, "Listen, child!"
Arvi looked at him and said, "Don't you worry. We are just outside. Besides, we are allowed to go beyond this door. I don't think there's a guard here to stop us, like the one at the main gate. According to Ayansh Mehra, we can go to any corner of this house, except his room and outside the boundary of this house. So, let's go!" (gesturing towards the outside)
Hearing this, Dinkargi didn't say much, "Alright, go outside, I'm not stopping you. Okay, listen, I'll ask someone to prepare a room for you..."
Before Dinkargi could finish, Arvi said, "We don't need it," and left immediately. As Dinkargi watched her go, Radhe arrived. "Master, shall I serve the meal?"
Dinkargi shook his head in negation and said, "No!"
Radhe said, "Why, Master? It's time for your medicine too. Come on, eat something. You didn't even have a proper breakfast this morning, did you?"
Dinkargi looked at Radhe and said, "How can I eat when I can't even swallow a drop of water for someone?"
Radhe said, "Master, you know Ayansh Baba, don't you? You know how he deals with anyone if something happens to you because of someone else... That Madam is already in trouble. If you get too distressed because of her, it will be more trouble for her. And if I don't give you food and medicine on time, Master, they will sort me out. If you don't say anything, they won't spare me... Come on, Master, have your meal. You know Ayansh Baba's temper!"
Dinkargi said, "I know, and I will eat. Bring the meal to my room a little later. For now, I'm going to rest. And yes, tell someone to prepare a room for her. How long will she stay outside? And keep an eye on her, make sure she eats and drinks something, or she'll collapse again!"
Radhe said, "Yes, Master!" and Dinkargi headed towards his room.
Ayansh was sitting in his chair in his cabin, turning the paperweight on the table with his hand. He was lost in thought. It was evident from his eyes and facial expressions that he was extremely angry inside... so angry that anyone who came before him would have been reduced to ashes. Just then, something pricked him from inside, and he forcefully threw the glass paperweight he was holding, shattering the window in front of him!
Hearing the sound of shattering glass, Ayansh's anger intensified. Looking at the pieces of glass on the floor, he said, "I will destroy you, everything you have! So completely destroyed that you can never stand up again... I will torment you so much that every moment will be like dying for you, and you won't even get the chance to die... Until now, you have only seen honesty in your life, now you will only see hatred! And the fire of this hatred will be such that everyone connected to you will burn in it! Ayansh Mehra does everything with great concentration, so wait and watch!" (gritting his teeth)
Arvi sat quietly in the lawn, her forehead resting on her hands, staring fixedly at the main gate, thinking, "How to get out of here? It's true that no one can get me out of here except myself, but what can I do myself to get out of this Ayansh line drawn by Ayansh Mehra? When I watched the Mahabharata, I wondered why these wars happen, why? But little did I know that in my life too, I would have to fight a war for myself, a battle for self-preservation, a fight to save my self-respect. No one will come to help here. Draupadi will be me, Arjuna will be me, Krishna will be me, even Abhimanyu will have to be me. Only then can I break this cycle of hatred created by Ayansh Mehra... Sometimes I feel my life is no less than Mahabharata or Ramayana. This doesn't feel any less than a prison; it's Lanka itself! And its fire is different. Well, Mr. Mehra, I am Arvi Chaturvedi, who has never learned to lose. If you like to win, I don't like to lose either. So now, wait and watch!"
Just then, Dinkargi arrived and said, "Are you also thinking about how to cross this gate?"
Hearing this, Arvi suddenly looked up and saw Dinkargi. Swallowing, her eyes wide, she looked at him, bewildered, and started looking around as if her secret had been caught!
Seeing this, Dinkargi smiled and said, "Don't be scared. I know that a caged bird always thinks about how to escape that cage, waiting for an opportunity to fly away. After all, everyone loves freedom; everyone wants to fly at their own will!"
Hearing this, Arvi looked at him and said, "How strange, you are Mr. Mehra's grandfather, and you are speaking on my side. When you know the truth, you should speak the truth, otherwise, you should say the lie is a lie... Oh yes, your grandson, your affection for your grandson won't let you do anything, even if someone's life is being destroyed in front of you. Well, we have no complaints from you, but yes, a person who supports wrong is also wrong!"
Dinkargi smiled slightly and said, "You're hitting me and asking me not to cry!"
Arvi said, "No, no, you are elders. What is our qualification to even think like that? We are not even speaking loudly with elders... We just can't tolerate wrong and have a habit of speaking the truth, so it bothers you. We know how to respect elders. If anything felt wrong, please forgive us (joining hands), our fight is not with you, but with your grandson!"
Dinkargi said, "Truth is often bitter, but truth is truth, isn't it, child... Understand it as compulsion, helplessness, or whatever you want to understand. What more can we say, and we can't say anything more... You spoke the truth, the one who supports wrong is more wrong than the one who commits it, and the one who tolerates it too... But my grandson hasn't involved me in this wrong. So, what I can do... I am doing. It's also true that even if I wanted to, I couldn't get you out of that door. It's a good thing that you also don't tolerate wrong. Your fight is yours, so you have to fight it. No one will become your charioteer here. You have understood this, haven't you? And now you have said that the fight is not mine, but with my grandson. And he is older, so will you listen to me?"
Arvi said, a little surprised, "What?"
Just then, Radhe arrived with the meal. "Master!"
Dinkargi gestured towards the plate in Radhe's hand and said, "I agree that you are stubborn, but you can at least listen to me. Let me help a little, so we also feel a little better. And look now, you want to run away from here, for that you need strength. If you haven't eaten or drunk anything, where will the strength come from... You have to run a lot, so that you are not caught again. And for that, all this is necessary, isn't it? Otherwise, you won't even take two steps outside the house and will be trapped within these four walls again!"
Hearing this, Arvi smiled a little and said, "You are also stubborn; you will make me eat and drink no matter what!"
Just then, Radhe said, "Who is he the grandfather of? He's bound to be stubborn!"
Hearing this, Dinkargi banged his cane on the ground and looked angrily at Radhe. "Then, forgive me, Master," said Radhe, lowering his gaze!
Arvi slowly started to laugh. Seeing her, Dinkargi also laughed. Just then, Arvi came near him and said, "You are not our charioteer in this war, but can you at least help us a little by giving your blessings... Even though you are his grandfather, as a human being, can you not place your hand on our head and give us courage!!"
Hearing this, Dinkargi, along with Radhe, began to stare at her intently!
"Your name is Radhe, isn't it? Tell your Master that if you give your blessings, only then will we eat anything; otherwise, forget eating, we won't even touch it!" Arvi said, standing with folded hands in front of Dinkargi!
"Master?" Radhe asked Dinkargi in a low voice!!
Dinkargi's eyes welled up at Arvi's words. He smiled slightly and nodded in affirmation!
As Arvi bowed to receive the blessing, she said, "I've heard that blessings from elders never go in vain, so give your blessings quickly!" (looking up at Dinkargi with a smile)
Dinkargi placed his hand on Arvi's head. "Thank you," Arvi said, got up after receiving the blessing. Just then, Dinkargi extended his hand towards Arvi, "Come?"
Arvi took his hand, and Dinkargi led her near the swing in the lawn and told Arvi to sit, "Sit!"
Arvi sat on the swing, and Dinkargi sat beside her. He gestured to Radhe, and Radhe put the food down!
"Here, eat the food, properly!" Dinkargi said!
Radhe stood nearby and said, "Yes, you eat. If you eat, Master will also eat properly. He didn't eat properly at all today... If he doesn't eat properly, he will fall ill!"
Hearing this, Arvi looked at Dinkargi, and Dinkargi said, "It's nothing like that, I have eaten. And you, Radhe, go from here. Do the work I told you to do!" (in a hushed voice)
Radhe said, "Yes," and he scurried away!
Just then, Arvi picked up the juice glass and offered it to Dinkargi, saying, "Will you drink this?"
Dinkargi said, "No, child, you drink it. He was just talking."
Arvi, taking a bite, said, "We're not thinking about what he said or didn't say. We feel you should support us. Eating alone won't be good; you must have heard 'one is better than two' (smiling slightly)... Now, if you feel that the food in my hand should go into my mouth, then drink the juice quickly, or we'll leave in the middle!"
"No, no, I'm drinking," saying this, Dinkargi brought the juice glass to his lips, and as he took a sip, his eyes filled with tears!
"What happened? Are you okay?" Arvi said quickly!!
"Nothing, you eat your meal!" saying this, Dinkargi started drinking the juice!!
Arvi, putting a bite into her mouth, said, "I didn't know you put chili in juice here, or what? As soon as I drank it, tears started coming from my eyes... Tell your cook to put chili in the juice and vegetables?"
Hearing this, Dinkargi looked at Arvi, and she, taking another bite, said, "It's less spicy, and I like spicy food. But this is also good. They say that those who give teachings should also practice them themselves. After all, everyone needs strength, don't they!" (putting food in her mouth and raising her eyebrows)
"You talk too much? Eat your meal... I'll come," saying this, Dinkargi placed the half-filled juice glass on the tray and got up and went inside!
Watching him leave, Arvi spoke to herself, "Two people living under the same roof, who are related by blood, yet there's a world of difference between them. One finds peace by removing trouble, while the other finds solace by causing trouble... Frankly, even a morsel of food from here is difficult for me to swallow, Mr. Mehra, but we are eating to respect him. We don't wish that even unknowingly someone gets hurt because of us, that he falls ill, that he faces any difficulty because of us. And then there's you, who cause trouble knowingly, but not everyone is like you. Your grandfather is also not like you. Even though we have no relationship with him, today a relationship of humanity has been formed... The relationship of humanity has triumphed over the relationship of blood, Mr. Ayansh Mehra!" (smiling softly)
(To be continued)
No response from Groq.
As soon as Vinit received the message "Old Mill," he stood up on the stairs. Just then, he received another message. Vinit read that too—"Go meet her. She misses you a lot, but if you even think of becoming like her, it won't take me a moment to bury you six feet under!"
Hearing this, Vinit smiled and typed "Sorry." Ayansh was sitting in the car. He read Vinit's sorry message, threw the phone on the seat next to him, started the car, and drove away.
Vinit put his phone in his pocket and said, "I had heard that the ones we love the most, we also hate them the most... Today I even saw it. I will come to meet you soon, Saksham Walia!"
Dinkarji was sleeping in his room. Radhe had also finished all his work, but he was still sitting lazily on the stairs in the hall, waiting for Ayansh to return home. He was feeling sleepy, but he also had to serve food to Ayansh; therefore, he couldn't sleep despite wanting to. So, he sat with his eyes fixed on the door. It was past midnight. Aarvi was still sitting outside on the swing in the lawn. Even though Dinkarji had asked her to come inside, she didn't listen; so Dinkarji also didn't say much. Aarvi's eyes were wide awake. Her gaze was completely fixed on the main door.
"Just like the first guard, this one is also the same... (One day a guard is on duty, the next day another. The first guard had left, and the second one had come on duty, and he was told to keep a complete watch on Aarvi!)... What difference would it make? Everyone working for Mr. Mehra becomes like him—heartless. Once this guard is removed from here, and the gate is slightly open, then how will I get out of here? God, show me a way! Just give me one chance, please!"
Just then, the sound of a car approaching was heard. Aarvi quickly got up from the swing and ran to the side to hide. The guard opened the gate, and Ayansh's car came inside. Ayansh got out of the car and went inside.
Aarvi said, "This is the chance, Aarvi! Do something! Get out of here before this gate closes again..." Aarvi looked around, and her gaze fell on a stone lying there on the ground. Aarvi picked up the stone and threw it at the car parked in the parking area. As the stone hit the car's glass, the sound of breaking glass attracted the guard's attention. He was just about to close the gate.
The guard said, "What happened?" and ran towards it, leaving the gate half-closed. "Something must have happened, I need to check. Otherwise, the boss won't let me off. His anger is no less!"
Seeing the guard heading towards the parking area, Aarvi smiled and said, "Run, Aarvi! Such an opportunity won't come again... Goodbye, Mr. Mehra!" (looking towards the house) and the very next moment, Aarvi slipped towards the gate without making a sound and left.
The guard looked around and said, "What could have happened? I can't see anything. I heard a sound of something breaking, but from where? It's so late at night, among so many cars, I can't see anything. (scratching his head) I'll have to see in the morning. I can't see anything now." Saying this, he turned back towards the gate. Just then, his gaze fell on the swing in the lawn.
"Hey, where did that madam go? (looking around) She's not here. Did she go inside? But she wasn't ready to go inside. But the boss also left, and Sunil (the first guard) said she is the boss's wife, so the boss must have taken her inside. Yes, she must have gone inside." Just then, he remembered the gate and ran towards it and said while closing the gate, "I forgot to close this. I left it midway. If the boss had seen, it wouldn't have been good for me today." Saying this, he properly closed the gate and sat on the chair placed there and continued his duty.
When Ayansh reached inside, he saw that Radhe had fallen asleep. He was snoring, sitting on the stairs with his cheeks resting on his hands. Seeing this, Ayansh paused for a moment looking at him, and the very next moment sat in front of him and said, "Radhe!" (in a hoarse voice).
Hearing this, Radhe quickly opened his eyes and, as soon as he saw Ayansh sitting in front of him, he fell back. Ayansh rolled up his shirt sleeves, got down, and said, "What's going on here?"
Radhe, with wide eyes, a little scared, swallowing his saliva, came down the stairs and stood in front of Ayansh, looking down, and stammered, "I... I was waiting for you, Ayansh Baba!"
Ayansh said, "Sleeping like this?"
Radhe joined his hands and said, "Forgive me, Ayansh Baba, I was awake, just dozed off for a bit!"
Ayansh, "I have told you so many times that you are here to take care of Dada, there's no need to stay awake for me. I can take care of myself!" (with attitude).
Radhe, looking down, said, "I know, Ayansh Baba, but the masters told me to serve you food when you arrive. You didn't eat anything in the morning either, so the masters were worried about you, and how could I avoid that, so I was waiting for you to come home. I just dozed off!"
Ayansh turned towards the dining table and said, "Serve the food quickly and then go to sleep!"
"Yes! Ayansh Baba." Saying this, Radhe ran towards the kitchen. When Radhe brought the food, Ayansh was sitting at the dining table. Radhe served Ayansh the food and said, "Ayansh Baba, your food. The masters have made everything according to your liking—bitter gourd curry..."
As Radhe was speaking, Ayansh raised his hand and stopped him, and he quietly stepped back and stood up. Ayansh looked at the food plate and said, "I can see what's made. Did Dada eat?"
Radhe, "Yes!"
Ayansh, "Did he take his medicine?"
Radhe, "Yes!"
Ayansh, "Did he sleep?"
Radhe, "Yes, he slept a little while ago!"
Ayansh, "Alright. Now you go, and yes, I can have my food myself, so there's no need to stay awake for me. From tomorrow, don't let me see you sleeping on the stairs. I always tell you, but you don't listen. If you don't listen this time, then beware, even Dada won't be able to save you!" (looking at Radhe angrily).
Radhe nodded and said, "Yes, Ayansh Baba!"
(In reality, both Radhe and Ayansh knew that nothing like this would happen. Even if Ayansh told Radhe not to, he would still stay awake because he could say "yes" to Ayansh Baba, but not to his masters, Dinkarji. And Dinkarji could save him from Ayansh. Radhe knows this, so Radhe endures Ayansh's scolding and sides with Dinkarji... Therefore, on Dinkarji's orders, he waits, keeps the food warm, even if he fears Ayansh's anger, has to listen to his scolding... For now, this is how it is. Ayansh forbade him, and Radhe nodded as if in agreement.)
Ayansh, "Why are you standing here, go from here!"
Radhe, "Do you want anything else?"
Ayansh, "I'll get it!"
Saying this, as Ayansh was about to start eating, Radhe was still standing there. Seeing him, Ayansh turned his gaze towards him, and he quickly said, "I'm going, I'm going!"
Just then, Ayansh, "Listen, did she eat anything?"
Radhe, "Who?"
Ayansh, "Who?"
Radhe, "Understood... she hasn't eaten yet, but the masters told her to eat a little in the afternoon, and she ate a little. They told her again now, and I also asked, but she refused!"
Ayansh, breaking a piece of bread, said, "There's no need to ask so much. If she eats, let her eat, if not, let her stay. Don't spoil her... By the way, where is she now? Dada must have asked to prepare a room, right? He felt pity for her!"
Radhe, "The room was asked to be prepared, but she refused that too. She is still outside!" (pointing outwards).
Ayansh, dropping the piece of roti in his hand back onto the plate, said, "Outside... But I just arrived, I didn't see her outside!"
Radhe, "She is outside, Ayansh Baba, she was sitting on the swing!"
Ayansh shouted at him, "I just came from in front of the swing, I didn't see her there!" Saying this, Ayansh got up himself and walked quickly towards the outside. Radhe also ran after him. Ayansh looked around for Aarvi. Radhe said, "She was right here!", and started searching too, but couldn't find Aarvi. If she were here, she would have been visible, but Ayansh, unaware of this, kept looking for her. He called out to the guard, "Come here!"
The guard ran to Ayansh, "Yes, Sir!"
Then Radhe said, "She was sitting here, where is she?"
Ayansh, "Where is she?"
The guard, gesturing inside, said, "Inside?"
Radhe, "What? But she's not inside, she was outside? Here?" (pointing to the swing).
The guard, "Yes, but she wasn't seen here until the sir arrived. I thought she must have gone inside with the sir. I thought so."
Hearing this, Ayansh's face turned red with anger, he grabbed the guard's collar and shouted, "She didn't come inside with me! I told you to keep an eye on her!"
The guard, scared, said, "I was keeping an eye, Sir!"
Ayansh, "Then where is she?"
Seeing this, Radhe looked around and thought to himself, "Has she run away!" (swallowing his saliva).
"You all can't keep an eye on one girl!" Saying this, Ayansh looked angrily at both the guard and Radhe, and both of them lowered their gaze. Ayansh released the guard and shouted at both of them, "Go find where she is, in every nook and cranny of the house! I want her in front of me right now... Just now!"
"Yes! Yes, Sir." Saying this, Radhe ran inside, and the guard started searching for Aarvi in the outdoor area. Ayansh, with his hands on his waist, shouted, "Aarvi! Wherever you are hiding, come out! If you think you can escape by hiding, it's not possible... Come out!" Ayansh called out again, and the very next moment, going towards the trees in the lawn, he said to himself, "Has she fainted again?"
Along with Ayansh, the guard, Radhe, and the other servants searched the entire house. Dinkarji also woke up hearing the shouting. Radhe told him, "She is not in the whole house!"
Hearing this, Dinkarji also became very agitated.
Radhe, "Yes, Master, Ayansh Baba is very angry!"
Just then, Ayansh came inside, and he shouted at Radhe and the other servants, "Did you find her?"
Then everyone shook their heads no and stood with their gaze lowered.
"We searched the entire house, yet how could she not be found? Where did she go? There are so many people in the house, surely someone must know! Someone is saying she's inside, someone is saying she was outside, so where is she now?" Ayansh said angrily, and his gaze fell on Dinkarji. Ayansh came in front of him and said, "It's not you, is it?"
Dinkarji looked at Ayansh and shook his head, saying, "No... I cannot put her in more trouble by doing this, I swear to you, Anshu!"
Hearing this, Ayansh didn't say anything to Dinkarji and gritted his teeth, saying, "Aarvi! You didn't do this right!"
Just then, the guard came inside, panting, and said, "Sir, she is not anywhere outside either. We checked all around!"
Hearing this, Ayansh turned to him, "Did you leave the gate open?"
The guard, "No, Sir, Sunil told me to keep watch. He also told me to open the gate, but I didn't open it!"
Ayansh, "Not even for a moment?"
Hearing this, the guard's legs felt like they were sinking into the ground, and he joined his hands, saying, "Sir, forgive me... When you arrived, I had left it open. I mean, I closed it after a while, not for long, just a little... That..." Saying this, the guard explained the sound of breaking glass and everything that happened to Ayansh, and in fear, fell at Ayansh's feet, saying, "Sir, because of that... then I closed it immediately. I thought the madam went inside with you, so I didn't pay attention. It was my mistake, Sir, forgive me?"
Ayansh said, "Mistake forgiven!" pushing him away with his foot, "Because of your mistake, she managed to escape from here, but no, I will not let her go. Aarvi! You didn't do this right! By stepping out of here, going against me, and not listening to me, you have increased your own troubles. I'm coming!" Saying this, Ayansh left angrily towards the outside. Dinkarji called out to Ayansh, "Anshu! Anshu..." but he didn't stop.
Dinkarji shouted at everyone, "You should have paid attention! You all did wrong by being negligent." But everyone stood with their gaze lowered.
The guard got up from the ground and said, "Forgive me, Master, this was not done intentionally!"
Radhe came near Dinkarji and said, "Now, Master?"
Hearing this, Dinkarji thought to himself, "You didn't do the right thing by running away from here. God knows what will happen now." (worrying).
Aarvi was running. While running, she joyfully said to herself, "I've come very far from their house! No, from jail! Now I just have to avoid falling into their hands. What did you say? I can't even think of leaving from there, but I have broken the cage you built! Now you think about how I got out!" (laughing).
Ayansh leaves in the car to search for Aarvi. Driving faster in anger, he said, "You might be happy leaving my house, but this happiness is not destined for long. This act of yours will cost you dearly, Aarvi... Get ready now to be confined in a cage where you won't even have room to flutter... Wait my wife! Your devil husband is coming!!" (with a devilish smile on his lips).
(To be continued)
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